Opinion

Colleges: so much more than classrooms

One of last month’s interesting discussions was with colleagues from the Association of Colleges (AoC) and our own sports...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Edition 101: Neil Fowkes

Former Rolls-Royce apprenticeships learning and development manager Neil Fowkes has been appointed director of apprenticeships and engineering at Derby...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Lorna Fitzjohn, director of FE and skills, Ofsted

She is charged with keeping England’s FE colleges and independent learning providers on their toes, but Lorna Fitzjohn hasn’t...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Careers advice report shows ‘how little’ a quality service would cost

A new report which puts an annual cost on a “benchmarked” careers guidance provision in schools has been welcomed...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Higher apprenticeships in line for UCas applications

The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCas) has welcomed an invitation for talks on promoting higher apprenticeships. The organisation,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Workplace bosses get provider rating website

Employers will be able to anonymously rate, review and compare providers using an online tool launched by Ofsted. Employer...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Just seven learners at college used FE ‘TripAdvisor’

Ofsted has defended its TripAdvisor-style website where learners review providers after it emerged that just seven learners at a...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Hopes for traineeship boost with employment pilot

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has revealed hopes for 5,000 new traineeships through the employer ownership pilot (EOP) scheme. He...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Data Dashboard hailed a vital boost as preview reveals ‘education and employment’ link

Features of Ofsted’s new data dashboard have been leaked to FE Week, revealing a focus on English and maths...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter