Opinion

Traineeships should be delivered by ‘high quality and proven’ providers

The Ofsted annual report criticised Traineeships for a lack of success with helping young people progress to apprenticeships or...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

Animal instincts are no great shakes for Dr Grant

A Hartpury College lecturer’s ground-breaking study with NASA has caught the attention of the Discovery Channel and will feature...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Edition 158

Liz Rees has been appointed as the new director of Unionlearn, the learning and skills wing of the Trades...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

Elves running festive college fair

Santa’s elves teamed up with Mrs Claus to run the grotto at Blackpool and The Fylde College’s festive fair....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Uncategorized

The FE and skills panto

Apprenticeships reforms are rapidly metamorphosing into pantomime. When the ugly sisters Hancock and Richard undertook their review, they ruled...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Barnfield becoming talk of the sector — for the right reasons

Two visits from FE Commissioner Dr David Collins triggered first by financial problems and secondly by an Ofsted inadequate...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Public Accounts Committee will report on FE finances on December 16

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will publish the results of its inquiry into the financial state...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Getting a move-on with ESF Neet programmes

Of the first six programmes aimed at provision for young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) funded...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Staggered and late ESF tenders ‘affecting bid quality’, AELP warns

The staggered launch of bidding windows for £650m-worth of European Social Fund (ESF) cash between next month and May...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter