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The Great British skills mismatch

Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten productivity

Opinion, skills divide

The adult writing class that changed a life story

Isle of Wight College principal Ros Parker tells how her passion for adult education was sparked by village hall sessions that led her, and her young daughters, out of poverty Parker’s incredible story captures the life-changing power of adult education far better than numbers and data ever could. As a hard-up single mum aged 25 […]

Profiles, Adult education, Long read

RAAC: DfE lists 3 more affected colleges

Government reveals 174 education settings have now identified the crumbly concrete

News, Colleges, RAAC

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 390

James Evans Head of Partnerships (South), SCL Education Group Start date: May 2022 Previous Job: Business Development Manager, SCL Group Interesting fact: With a passion for grass-roots football, James has coached Aylestone Park FC for six years and recently took them to league cup victory. Ros Parker Principla, Isle of Wight College Start date: September […]

Movers and Shakers

Revealed: The 22 colleges and adult ed providers leading FE professional development grant pilots

The £9.5m pilot will run throughout 2021/22

News, Teacher training

Queen’s New Year honours 2021: Who got what in FE?

The outgoing FE Commissioner Richard Atkins has been knighted in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours. Around 30 people from the further education and skills sector have been recognised, including various top college leaders, a former chair of the Association of Colleges and a vice chair of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers. Atkins […]

News

How one adult education provider went above and beyond the conventional

Outreach community work, always a cornerstone of one Essex adult education provider, came to the fore during the pandemic, writes Tony Gallagher Southend Adult and Community College (SACC) has long been well-rooted in its community. Managers have been determined and outward-looking in ensuring that the Essex college attracts and retains vulnerable learners and the make-up […]

Opinion

FE’s fight to tackle hate crime

Hate crimes in colleges have almost tripled in four years as leaders seek to raise awareness in light of a national spike since the coronavirus outbreak. The data obtained via Freedom of Information requests by FE Week from 23 of the 39 police forces in England reveal that 460 offences were recorded in colleges between […]

News

Profile: Ali Hadawi

Ali Hadawi left FE for business. But as the principal of Central Bedfordshire College tells Jess Staufenberg, something just didn’t feel right Ali Hadawi tried to leave teaching once. It didn’t go well. He was in his third job in FE after starting off as a lecturer at Sheffield Polytechnic (as it was then) during […]

Profiles