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26 April 2026

Author: FE Week Reporter

Live updates: A-level results day 2013

Pictures and messages from colleges across England, celebrating A-level results day. Joanna Elmore , 23, from Selsdon achieved three As in history, politics and English literature and an A* in sociology. She said: “The teachers here were amazing. I received lots of support and am now excited to see what the future holds”. Joanna’s mother, […]

Hairdressing award for ‘stand-out’ learner

London learner showed she was a cut above when she was named student of the year by a leading hair care brand. College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London hairdressing student Eunice Pennant, aged 52, won the award from Afro-Caribbean hair care company Softsheen-Carson. The award came with the chance to work backstage at […]

A principal first for Gateshead College

New Gateshead College principal and chief executive Judith Doyle said she was “thrilled” and “proud” to be taking up the post. She had been deputy principal for curriculum and quality at the college for four years before taking over the role on August 1 following the retirement of Richard Thorold. “I am thrilled to be […]

Minister takes to Twitter to say ‘thanks’ as LSIS programmes end

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) programmes and support officially ended last night, and key sector figures took to Twitter to bid the organisation farewell. FE Week first reported on the closure of LSIS in November last year after the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills revealed its planned new ‘FE Guild’, now known […]

Finding the right recipe to work with LEPS

For colleges, FE providers and all those involved in the ever-changing local skills system, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) can be seen as everything from bewildering, complex, risky, threatening, to opportunities for influence. But, says Tom Stannard, the sector must be active in seizing these opportunities. LEPs are different beasts from their predecessors, the Regional Development […]

Team UK have a great start to the competition

If Tuesday night was all about the spectacle of the opening ceremony, yesterday it was down to serious business as the first of four days’ competition got under way. Chris Henwood and I arrived on site mid-morning and the venue was packed with German schoolchildren. A large proportion of yesterday’s visitors were primary age youngsters […]

‘Biggest international skills event’ is under way

Check out the video from yesterday’s events here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Diq33DPW6AI&feature=youtu.be Thousands of competitors, experts, delegates, team leaders, organisers, and volunteers packed the Samsung Arena at Leipzig Messe for the opening ceremony of WorldSkills 2013 last night. Team UK had arrived at the event to rapturous applause from their training managers, supporters and family as the team […]

College boss quits to lead Gazelle FE

The chief executive of North Hertfordshire College, Fintan Donohue, is to step down to concentrate on his role as executive chair of the Gazelle Colleges Group. Mr Donohue will leave the college, where he has been chief executive for seven years, at the end of next month. He said he had decided it was “the […]