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26 April 2026

Author: FE Week Reporter

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FE Week and Me finalists 2013

A judging panel made up of representatives from FE Week, NCFE and the Royal Photographic Society had the unenviable task of selecting 16 finalists from more than 340 entries this year. FE Week and Me, a competition organised by FE Week in partnership with NCFE, challenged learners in the further education and skills sector to […]

‘Bite-size’ qualifications can bridge gap to full GCSEs

Post-16 learners need stepping stone qualifications to build up their confidence and skills before they re-take maths and English GCSEs, claims Carol Snape. There has been a lot of debate generated by the latest OECD report on numeracy and literacy skills. But in the rush to blame and shame, are we in danger of missing […]

Hawk swoops for a grade one

The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The education watchdog visited Twickenham-based Hawk Training (pictured below) late in September and on November 1 issued it with a glowing, grade one inspection result. It was the first ILP to achieve the feat under Ofsted’s latest […]

Funding proposals put apprenticeship growth at risk

Plans to put businesses at the heart of future funding arrangements for apprenticeships risk driving away all but the most committed employers, warns Christine Doubleday. In June 2012, Doug Richard was commissioned by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock to conduct a major review of the apprenticeship system. The government received his report enthusiastically and, in the […]

Don Hayes, board member, Education and Training Foundation

It is somewhat ironic that Don Hayes was not a fan of education as a teenager and left school at the first opportunity to start work. Straight after finishing his O-levels, he got a job as a trainee manager at a concrete and clay manufacturing company, before leaving to help with his father, Gordon’s knitwear […]

The impossibility of remaining silent in the face of injustice

Further education increases justice through its combined economic, social and moral purpose and, says Toni Fazaeli, to do this it needs qualified teachers. In England, the FE sector aims to tackle social and educational injustices through offering around four million young people and adults a year excellent learning opportunities that give clear routes to good […]