Designer with dyslexia cut out for college

A designer from Cleveland College of Art & Design (CCAD) who suffers from severe dyslexia and left school without...

Out of this world success for space engineering graduates

A graduate from the UK’s first post-16 space engineering advanced A-level programme at Loughborough College has secured an out-of-this-world...

UCU announces strike and possible further action as members reject 1 per cent pay rise

College staff have voted to strike next month in the latest of a series of strikes over pay, the...

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Education Secretary under pressure to establish ‘careers hubs’

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come under pressure from FE sector leaders to reform careers advice and guidance by...

Edition 110: Michael Sheehan and Catherine Hurst

Wigan and Leigh College has started the new academic year with a new principal, Michael Sheehan. Mr Sheehan, who...

Sally Dicketts, chief executive, Activate Learning

From a difficult start at school to the top of a group of three colleges and two University Technical...

The adult literacy and numeracy ‘scandal’

The funding, teaching and organisation of adult literacy and numeracy programmes are in need of government action, says Adrian...

Making the right impact on principal appointments

With a number of principal appointments to have hit the FE Week headlines over the summer, Sue Pember looks...