News Quals firm four given corruption trial date Four staff at an Eastbourne-based firm that prints qualification certificates have been given their trial date on corruption charges…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Shadow minister sets out his vision for the future of FE The Shadow Education Secretary, Tristram Hunt, chose the Association of Colleges conference as the venue for his first speech… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News The AoC chief executive shares his thoughts after the three day conference After an exhausting few days, Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel shared his thoughts with FE Week editor… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Quarter of FE loans are waiting to be processed Just over a quarter of applications for FE loans had not been successfully processed by the end of October,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Brave Vicky claims student of year title Barking and Dagenham College student Vicky Knight, who set up a charity for burns victims after being horrifically injured… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College boards ‘dominated’ by white men A survey is set to reveal the extent of “under-representation” of black and ethnic minority groups on college governing… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers advice is heading towards cliff-edge, CBI warns The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that careers guidance is “heading towards a cliff edge”, joining sector-wide… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Number of traineeship starts ‘disappointing’ Uptake on the government’s flagship traineeship scheme is failing to reach expectations, according to senior FE figures. It is… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Principal ‘on leave’ after drama head’s rant The principal of a large London college has taken a leave of absence following the suspension of an apparently… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Baker defends UTC under-recruitment Former Education Secretary Lord Baker has defended University Technical College (UTCs) after it was revealed that some were running… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Last-minute hopes to avoid college strikes The University and College Union (UCU) said it was calling for eleventh-hour talks with the Association of Colleges (AoC)… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship loans still showing no sign of take-off Just over a quarter of applications for FE loans had not been successfully processed by the end of October,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 819 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Long read, Prison education Long read 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden 3mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo