News

Burnham backlash over apprentice loans worries

Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham sparked an alarmed response on Twitter after his comments on apprenticeship loans led to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

MPs pitch for chair posts on FE committees

Nominations have closed, and the race to chair two of Parliament’s most influential select committees is almost over. Labour...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Let’s work together on 16 to 19s, FE leaders tell local councils

Sector leaders have said they are keen to work with local authorities on improving 16 to 19 participation and...

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FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Edition 141: Terry Jones, Ioan Morgan, Ayub Khan & Simon Cook

Peterborough Regional College (PRC) is on cloud nine with the appointment of Royal Air Force director of flying training...

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FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Andy Forbes, principal, College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London

Sitting at a meeting table in his wood-panelled principal’s office, Andy Forbes strikes a comedy pose with lips pouted...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Neets — ‘it’s probably even worse than LGA says’

It’s unclear just how poor the tracking of young people’s education and employment status is, but having seen Local...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Where the axe might fall, and where it should

In light of the Chancellor’s announcement he wanted to see £900m of in-year savings split evenly between the Department...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Inadequate funding for 16-19 education is not good economics

With the issue of 16 to 19 funding dropping to critical levels, sector leaders have written to Chancellor George...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Setting out the Jisc stall for a successful future through tech

David Maguire became the new Jisc chair last month and outlines for the first time his view of the...

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FE Week Reporter