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19 April 2026

Sir David Bell says “boldness matters” in further education

Sir David Bell addressed the education sector on the history of reform at the British Library yesterday. The vice chancellor of the University of Reading, speaking at a lecture organised by Tribal, was introduced as “one of the most influential educators of his generation”. The underlining theme of Sir David’s speech on education reform was the inevitable […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 31)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been cooling down with an ice lolly” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 29)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been driving the barrel bug ride at the Eastern Farm Park in Suffolk” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 28)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been  splashing around in Greenwich” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 30)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been cutting grass” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Ofsted scraps no notice inspections

Ofsted has dropped plans to introduce no notice inspections in the FE sector. The notice period for inspections will instead be reduced to two working days from September 2012. Matthew Coffey, national director for learning and skills at Ofsted said: “After listening to people’s views following our consultation Ofsted is reducing the notice period of inspections […]

FE Week’s pant-tastic caption competition

  Do you want to be in with a chance of winning some of Lewisham College’s fantastic pants? (modelled above) Just come up with a hilarious caption for this picture of our two journos, Nick and Holly, modelling the beautiful briefs! Comment below with your caption and we’ll pick a winner soon! Find out why Nick […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 27)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been making sandcastles in Scotland” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Women lead the way at WLN conference

Governing boards were a central topic of the conference, an area described by the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) as particularly challenging. Using data from the Association of Colleges, the WLN has found that only 17 per cent of chairs on governing boards are female. Currently, the total percentage of women on boards is unknown, as […]