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13 May 2026

Author: FE Week Reporter

Burton and South Derbyshire college opens stylish new facilities in refurbishment plans

A multi-million pound college refurbishment programme has continued with the opening of a brand £500,000 new facility. Works at Burton and South Derbyshire College include a new hairdressing salon, the installation of electronic white boards in classrooms, new IT equipment and a refurbished study centre, with new flooring, upgraded décor and furniture. The new hair […]

New executive director for LSIS

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has announced the appointment of Chris Cherry to its senior management team. Cherry joins the team as Executive Director, Strategy and Business Development. He has worked as a college lecturer and senior manager, and more recently as an inspector, education adviser, consultant and business development director. Mr Cherry […]

London colleges merge

Two north London colleges officially merged this week in a bid to protect their financial future The merger between Barnet College and Southgate College took place on Tuesday 1st November. The new Barnet and Southgate College is now one of London’s largest further education institutions, with an annual turnover of £50m. Marilyn Hawkins, principal at […]

Government protects student governors after heavy NUS lobbying

The Government has reversed its plans to remove the compulsory legal requirement of having two student governors at each college. Skills Minister Lord Hill has confirmed the coalition will bring a new amendment to secure staff and student governors when the Education Bill is returned to Parliament on November 14, 2011. The decision follows heavy […]

Free vocational training for adults criticised

Employers and learners should pay more towards apprenticeships, according to Graham Hoyle. Mr Hoyle, Chief Executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), says the government should only be paying for the basic skills, and employers should think of apprenticeships as a valuable investment. “The government has to articulate what it is that […]

Youth unemployment is our problem

Bleak just got bleaker for youth employment… Orange no longer uses the tagline “the future’s bright”, good job really, this statement would carry a trading standards warning after last week’s news about unemployment. The future for our young people is anything but bright.Youth unemployment is at an all time high; nearly one million 16-24 year […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 6)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been hitching a ride on my dad’s back! And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 7)

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

Don’t leave us reaching for the ‘delete’ key

It’s quite possible that despite the hours of typing, the most overused part on a journalists’ keyboard is the ‘delete’ button. No, that’s not because we “always make mistakes”, in reality it’s what we do with a large proportion of e-mails. Although some we permanently strike from our worldwide web records are spam, a large […]