John was larger than life. Those of us who knew him, knew well his wicked sense of humour. He loved making others laugh, often placing himself at the butt of his own jokes. But his humour was underpinned by steely determination. Forthright and articulate, you always knew where you were[…]
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John Callaghan
Colleges West Midlands is really sad to learn of the death today, of John Callaghan, former Principal of Solihull College & University Centre. John was highly respected by all his colleagues and played a major role in the collaborative work of Colleges West Midlands. He will be greatly missed by[…]
West Midlands has no plans to claw back AEB funds
Exclusive: West Midlands Combined Authority says it doesn’t see the need to raise threshold on adult education delivery Further education providers in the West Midlands will not see a clawback on devolved adult education funding, the director of skills and productivity at West Midlands Combined Authority, Julie Nugent has said. In early April,[…]
National Launch of the E-learning CPD for Teachers Online Synchronous Teaching, Learning & Assessment Tools
The national online launch of the E-learning CPD Synchronous teaching, learning and assessment tools took place on 25 March. This great event showcased the excellent collaborative learning from the 11 West Midlands colleges who took part in the project led by Walsall College. To watch the event click on the[…]
CWM Spearheads New Resources to Help Online Teaching
In response to the pandemic, which has forced educational institutions to rapidly get to grips with online teaching, West Midlands colleges have joined forces to produce a suite of brilliant new e-learning tools to help teachers with this new way of working. The tools comprise ten interactive CPD (Continuing Professional[…]
CWM Feature on BBC National News
Great item on BBC News on the coordinated work of colleges across the West Midlands in response to the pandemic – ‘the pandemic has left many at a career crossroads – the hope lies in building confidence & skills for the future’ Lewis Cooper Director Independent Commission on the College[…]
Achieving an ambitious and bold new vision for the future of colleges – a new report from the Independent Commission on the College of the Future
Radical, long-term education and skills reforms and investment is needed to address current and future skills gaps and transform life chances for every adult. The Independent Commission on the College of the Future calls for colleges to be placed front and centre of those reforms across the UK’s four nations[…]
Education Committee’s inquiry, The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services.
The Committee has accepted the CWM submission and it is published on the committee’s website https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/
The UK 2070 Papers
http://uk2070.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-UK2070-Papers-Series-Two.pdf Refer to Section 8 Creating Colleges of the future for a fairer and stronger society by Lewis Cooper, Director of the Independent Commission on the College of the Future which includes a contribution from Colleges West Midlands.
Covid-19 recovery: Devolve authority for FE and skills
To tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis, regions must be able to design their own recovery, says Lowell Williams Last week, I was discussing the challenge of post-Covid economic recovery with the prime minister at Dudley College of Technology. Now, there’s a sentence I thought I’d never write.[…]