News

Rooney makes his WorldSkills UK LIVE! debut

Ex-Greene King boss Rooney Anand spoke of his excitement today as he made his debut as WorldSkills UK chair…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Three FE colleges win Queen’s Anniversary Prizes

Three FE colleges in England have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for 2018-2020 in a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Labour launch manifesto – read what it says about FE and skills

This morning the Labour Party launched their manifesto ahead of the general election on 12 December (click here to…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Skills leaders call for changes to T-level curriculum ahead of launch next year

Two leading skills organisations have called for a rethink of the construction T-level curriculum ahead of the qualification’s launch…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Winners of the WEA 2019 Educational Impact Awards revealed

Refugees who achieved their qualifications after fleeing thousands of miles from their home nations are among the 11 winners…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Liberal Democrats promise £1 billion for colleges in their manifesto

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest an extra £1 billion in FE, including VAT refunds for colleges. “Further…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


News

AoC Student of the Year Award winners announced

A learner with hearing and speech difficulties who also works as a carer for his twin sister is among…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
News

Kendal College tops FE Week’s 2019 league table

Kendal College has been announced as the top college in FE Week’s annual league table for 2019. This year’s…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Feature, News

The future of colleges: Can edtech deliver its utopia?

Technology has transformed further education. But at what cost, asks JL Dutaut. The history of edtech is after all…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
News

AELP fear funding agency considering outright subcontracting ban

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has today recommended a new, more “robust approach” to subcontracting in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Labour will create 320,000 green apprenticeships, Corbyn to tell CBI conference

A Labour government would train 80,000 people a year in a new climate apprenticeship programme, Jeremy Corbyn is expected…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

College with ‘failed’ Grenfell-style cladding to remain open for 16 to 18-year-old residents despite Bolton fire

This evening the Department for Education (DfE) has said there remains “no immediate safety concerns” at a college halls…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

Must read

Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen