News

‘Mistakes’ led to ‘costly and inefficient’ buildings

One site ‘difficult’ for learners to get to and ‘unsuitable for provision’   £68m developments leave college with huge...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Tim Farron, president, Liberal Democrats

The political career of Tim Farron MP, former education and skills select committee member and until recently president of the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

‘Open traineeships up’ plea after starts hit 5k in first quarter

The government has been urged to open traineeships up to more providers after the programme was boosted with figures...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Research on creative leadership case study: Ruth Allen

The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) last week unveiled the four people chosen for its first wave of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Edition 126: Simon Andrews, Diane Grannell and Lynne Sedgmore

Governors at 7,000-learner Stockport College have announced that Simon Andrews is to join them as their new principal. He...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

Determined fundraising leads to third charity challenge

A Gloucestershire College worker who has cerebral palsy takes on his third fundraising charity challenge this month, cycling 100...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Director defends subcontracting with 120-plus providers

A director of a general FE college has defended its quality assessment procedures after FE Week research found it...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Principals on board with voting principle

College principals have been enlisted in the effort to register learners to vote in May’s general election. The Electoral...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Getting ‘stuck in’ to skills devolution

Chancellor George Osborne and the leaders of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) signed The Greater Manchester Agreement in...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter