Author: Billy Camden

A former specialist college principal has been made a dame while a well-known champion of adult education has been recognised with a CBE in the New Year’s honours list. Nearly 20 other leading figures from the FE and skills sector, including three general FE college principals and a gold medallist from WorldSkills UK, have been […]

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Here’s what happened in June… Victims of a long-running FE loans scandal found out they were set to benefit from new legislation that gives the education secretary powers to clear their debt – representing a huge win […]

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Here’s what April included… Embarrassment for the Department for Education after FE Week exposed cold spots in the country where there was not a single one of the government’s flagship institutes of technology. The department then promised […]

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Today we take a look at May… Crisis gripped the sector when Hadlow College became the first college to be put into administration. An FE Week spread on the scandal told how FE Commissioner Richard Atkins had […]

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Today it’s March’s turn… We kicked off the month by revealing what was behind the Hadlow College scandal, including how the deputy chief executive allegedly faked an email from the ESFA to justify funding claims and the former […]

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Today we take a look at February… A story that would define the year for further education was Hadlow College, and we reported exclusively in the second month of the year on how the FE Commissioner was […]

For the last 12 days of 2019 we’re running back through the previous 12 months of FE Week. Starting with January… FE Week began the year with a preview of what was to come in 2019: apprenticeship policy tweaks, the Augar Review, adult education budget devolution, a new Ofsted inspection framework and the spending review. […]

A private provider in the north east has stepped in to save 11 workers from redundancy by acquiring a branch of another training firm that was being closed following a bashing from Ofsted. Learning Curve Group has agreed to take on the lease of the Hartlepool office that is owned by Total Training Company (UK) […]

Gavin Williamson has returned to work at the Department for Education after his party won a majority at last week’s election. The education secretary is expected to continue in the role until at least next February, when a wider cabinet reshuffle is anticipated. As before the election, Williamson has overall responsibility for further education, apprenticeships […]