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Hancock favourite to succeed Cable as Business Secretary

Former Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has been installed as favourite to take over from fallen Liberal Democrat heavyweight Dr…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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EXCLUSIVE: Nick Boles on Skills Minister job in new Government

Nick Boles was tonight yet to speak with Prime Minister David Cameron about whether he will be reinstated as…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Breaking: Sector leaders react to election result

Sector leaders have issued their responses to the Conservative victory in the general election. Martin Doel (pictured right), chief…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE ‘saviour’ Cable loses seat as Conservatives head for majority

The self-proclaimed ‘saviour of FE’ has been ousted in a disastrous General Election for the Liberal Democrats and Labour….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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General election live: Vince Cable loses seat and other updates

News, updates and pictures from the eve of the election through to the formation of a new government.

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Former ETF interim chief Sir Geoff Hall lands Principals’ Professional Council job

Former Education and Training Foundation (ETF) interim chief executive Sir Geoff Hall is to become general secretary of the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


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Labour under fire from human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell over ‘gender segregated’ rally in Shadow Skills Minister’s constituency

Labour officials have defended an election rally in Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne’s constituency where the audience appeared to be…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Learners’ balloon effort takes off

The sky was no limit for students and staff from the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) departments at…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Dr Pember in return to FE and skills leadership role

Former Whitehall FE and skills chief and resident FE Week agony aunt Dr Sue Pember is set for a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Exam papers ‘could be lost’ after ‘technical error’

A “technical error” in collecting Functional Skills papers has left learners across the country unsure whether their City &…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Row breaks out over quals funding email claims

A bitter row has broken out between two awarding organisations (AOs) over claims one had “lost” public funding for…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Sector politicians are all bookies’ favourites

These are the political faces we’ve come to know in the world of FE and skills — but how…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel