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29 April 2026

Author: FE Week Reporter

EuroSkills 2014

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Welcome to this special FE Week supplement brought to you on location from EuroSkills 2014 Lille — where TeamUK picked up an amazing three golds, six silvers and three medallions for excellence (but more about that later). Travelling to Lille with the talented 21 young men and women representing their country […]

Cable calls for 40pc apprentice minimum wage rise

Apprentices’ pay could rise by almost 40 per cent if a plan by Business Secretary Vince Cable is approved. Dr Cable has announced his recommendation to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) that the minimum wage for first year apprentices should rise to £3.79 per hour — the same level as the current rate for 16 […]

Edition 113: Peter Roberts, Dr Shaid Mahmood and Neil McLean

It will be all change at the top for Leeds City College this year with the retirement of principal Peter Roberts and a new governors’ chair already in post from Wednesday (October 1). Mr Roberts, a father-of-two and chair of the 157 Group, revealed to college staff his intention to call it a day late […]

Maths proposals add up to a funding change

The charity National Numeracy has launched a manifesto aimed at eliminating the “national scourge” of poor everyday maths skills among the UK population. Wendy Jones explains how it wants to improve adult numeracy. ‘Poor numeracy is a massive challenge for the UK and the arguments for change are overwhelming’ — these were the blunt opening […]

Conservatives Conference: No new cash behind citizen service pledge

Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for guaranteed access to the National Citizen Service will not be backed up with extra funding, the Conservative Party has conceded. In his speech to the Tory Party conference in Birmingham, he pledged to guarantee a place on the holiday learning scheme for every 16 and 17-year-old in England were […]

Earning or learning… or yearning for one more student?

I introduced myself on the FE Week website as the new FE Insider last month as having a real passion for nurturing young talent and then I overheard David Cameron during Party Conference season speaking on the Marr Show toward the end of last month. And he ironically marred all of my aspirations for all […]

Paul Warner, director of employment and skills, AELP

“I remain convinced that anyone’s career is based on luck,” says Paul Warner, director of employment and skills at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP). “You don’t realise how momentous a decision can be at any point until years later you go, ‘What if I’d made another choice? What would have happened?’ “So […]