Gavin O'Meara

#Freeports will create some 170,000 jobs in the coming five to ten years. @Lorna_MUK from @MaritimeUK writes an excellent piece on what #Freeports will mean particularly for jobs and the Skills for new roles & careers in Freeports. Check it out here: fenews.co.uk/featured-artic…

Skills World 🌎 the podcast: Listen to what ⁦@ofqual⁩ regulator Phil Beach and ⁦@SkillsEduGroup⁩ ceo ⁦@PaulEeles⁩ ⁦@awardingbodies⁩ chair said when I asked them: are there too many qualifications? #LoveQuals fenews.co.uk/featured-artic…

Cementing the UK’s standing as a digital leader - Massimo Merlo, VP of EMEA Enterprise and Regional VP @Veeam_UKI lnkd.in/dSkhevR

GCSE results: Exams failing to produce work-ready school leavers, greater focus needed on skills based learning lnkd.in/d-x-EWk

New GCSEs in English & English Literature may put young people off reading says Dr John Gordon, Uni of East Anglia lnkd.in/dN72XT8

A year to get your act together How Colleges should prepare for new #GDPR data regulations by Andrew Cormack of Jisc lnkd.in/ds_ENcE

If Oxford was attracted to me, it’s because I’m different, says Esin Akdogan from Hackney lnkd.in/dUfNsQ9

Eileen Milner to join the Education and Skills Funding Agency as the new Chief Executive lnkd.in/d-5FJjM

Digital Skills development in the workforce by Maren Deepwell, more senior roles with a focus on Learning Technology lnkd.in/dii9RcU

Accelerating Apprenticeship and Technical Education Reform @nocn1 Trailblazers & T-Levels crucial to future success lnkd.in/d-sbSpJ

A-Level Results: #STEM uptake solid foundation for future @EXASOLAG @neilowenrh @t10ake @nominettrust @MattSOASmith lnkd.in/dGu67UA

We are letting Britain's young people down @DeirdreTalks @warwickuni @WarwickIER lnkd.in/dHiH9uE

GMAC representative, Lesley Davies OBE, shares how effective partnerships in FE can shape careers support lnkd.in/dDXAGSK

Dr Dawn Morley, Lecturer in Higher Education, Uni of Surrey, Is apprenticeship learning a thing of the past? lnkd.in/dc3tpEF

The unintended impact our brain has on our learners lnkd.in/dddsrSr

What’s Your Room Occupancy Rate THIS Week? lnkd.in/dBKDZsq

A level results day 2017 lnkd.in/dJfCnXs

Sector Response to the learndirect 2017 inadequate Ofsted Report: lnkd.in/dpu-9uU

Very interesting article by Kelle McQuade: Assessors Face Unique Challenges Adjusting to the New EPA Rules lnkd.in/dGP3uc6

Learndirect faces collapse after failing to suppress Ofsted report lnkd.in/d-8Zpf2