Opinion

Inaugural conference success, but hopes for programme clarity remain

The speakers spoke and the audience listened — they even got to pose questions. So with the curtain having...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Safeguarding and wilful neglect — a colleges brief

Geraldine Swanton explains how Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to extend the law of wilful neglect to education might...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Providers escape ‘£2m’ bill as fee plan dropped

Apprenticeship providers have escaped a potential sector bill of more than £2m after the body which issues completion certificates...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Movers and Shakers

Edition 131: Nanda Ratnavel, Dr Sean Moley & Matthew Grant

Richmond upon Thames College has appointed Nanda Ratnavel as deputy principal for finance and resources. Formerly the director of...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Bulletin

StarBistro lives up to its name with restaurant prize

A college bistro run by students with learning and physical disabilities has won a national restaurant award. Based at...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Charting an upward trajectory for apprenticeship success

David Hughes outlines his hopes for a new Apprentice Charter There are many uncertainties surrounding the general election, but...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Stamps and envelopes in Hub meltdown plan

The emergency plan that the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) would set in motion if its online data collection system...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

NCG in the running to take on a4e after sale put forward

Newcastle College Group (NCG) could be in line to take over troubled welfare-to-work provider A4e, FE Week can reveal....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Funding pulled from construction apprenticeships

London-based construction training charity Building Lives claims 180 people currently on pre-employment training schemes face missing out on starting...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter