Critical skills for the 21st century

Colleges should be leading the way to creating entrepreneurial communities, say Andy Pellant and Lynne Sedgmore Entrepreneurship is a...

Looking forward to the Richard Review

David Way is interviewed by Chris Henwood in the mobile newsroom on the top floor of the Hyatt Birmingham...

FE Week’s glitzy auction in aid of HKF

An FE Week charity auction night held in the grand setting of Birmingham’s Grade II-listed Council House raised at...

Advertisement: City & Guilds – Thank You

Employer ownership criticised as ‘top-slicing’

An FE leader blasted new training incentives for businesses worth £150m as “top slicing” funds from the adult skills...

Functional skills funding to double

The FE Minister has pledged to double the amount of money available for adult English and maths skills branding...

Panel sets out to define FE Guild

From left: Martin Doel, Peter Davies, David Hughes and Graham Hoyle on the panel at the Association of Colleges...

Shadow minister’s care blow for FE leaders

The Shadow minister for Education has “disappointed” FE leaders after casting doubt on colleges’ ability to “care and support”...

Report warned of merger costs

A cash-strapped college that recently got a government warning about its finances went ahead with a “costly” merger despite...