Nayceo members will have received a ballot paper about future affiliation . The AGM and the NEC are overwhelmingly recommending that we end our current arrangement with the NUT and join ASPECT. If this change takes place we need to amend our rules. The AGM and the NEC are overwhelmingly recommending that we amend our [...]

The NJC National Car Mileage Rates have been published Casual Users Car Engine Size (cc) 451-999 1000-1199 1200-1450 Per mile: first 8,500 miles 46.9p 52.2p 65.0p Per mile: after 8,500 miles 13.7p 14.4p 16.4p

The Coalition Government has released its coalition-agreement.pdf .It has abolished the CAA which was introduced last year with an aim of making inspection more efficient so that councils would need to be inspected less. But research published by the Local Government Association in September last year, found 90 per cent of local authorities say CAA [...]

Farzad Kamangar was reportedly executed on 9 May 2010. He was a 35 year old member of the Teachers’ Union of Kurdistan who was accused of ‘endangering national security’ and ‘enmity against God’. He had lived with the threat of the death penalty since February 2008, when it was imposed upon him after a sham [...]

The DCSF consultation on ‘Information, Advice and Guidance Services for Young People: Directions and Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities’ is now open.  ‘Local authorities have had responsibility for securing information, advice and guidance (IAG) services since April 2008.  The directions and statutory guidance provide a framework for a coordinated approach to planning, managing and reviewing IAG [...]

The Common Core of skills and knowledge.  The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has launched a refresh of the common core of skills and knowledge that everyone working with children, young people (including volunteers) is expected to have. The common core enables professionals and volunteers in the children and young people’s sector to work together [...]

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published a working paper, ‘Rising Youth Unemployment During The Crisis: How To Prevent Negative Long-Term Consequences on a Generation?‘ The paper analyses three main challenges: tackling the rise of youth unemployment; preventing negative long-term consequences; focusing on youth at risk.

There will be a lobby outside the BIS offices on Tuesday 18 May at 5.30pm for all FE and Adult Colleges to protest against the cuts: LOBBY OF BIS 18 May, 5.30pm 1 Victoria Street SW1 OET

The hung parliament election outcome has resulted in a new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government. The Conservative and Liberal Democrats had differing manifesto policies on State and public sector pensions. They have, however, published an initial coalition document on their first day in government, which includes joint plans for State and public sector pensions. The document [...]