News

Later starts to continue at Nescot after pilot success

A North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) lie-in pilot has won longer-term approval after bosses saw a rise...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Shakira Martin, vice president, NUS

Shakira Martin’s first brush with national politics came as something of a surprise — in fact, she didn’t even...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Three more post-16 education area reviews announced involving 34 colleges

Twenty one general FE colleges and 13 sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in three extra post-16 education...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Follow key priorities to make FE loans system work

Latest figures show little progress with take-up of 24+ advanced learning loans. Stephen Evans looks at how the system...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Action plea for BIS digital skills inquiry from learning tech adviser Bob Harrison

The purpose of a new government inquiry that will look into how the FE sector contributes to the development of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Clampdown on apprenticeship misuse ‘affects very few’, says AELP

A much-hyped government clampdown on “misuse” of the apprenticeship term will only affect a “very few” cases, the Association...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Principal says ‘no’ to AoC

Burton & South Derbyshire College (B&SDC) is set to leave the Association of Colleges (AoC), FE Week can reveal....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Blackburn College drawn into Twitter storm over learner’s alleged rape threat

Blackburn College has found itself at the centre of a Twitter storm after a user was sent an abusive...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Colleges with repeated deficits to speed up merger plans after FE Commissioner visit

Two Midland colleges that are already in a federation have sped up plans to merge on the advice of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter