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20 April 2026

Author: FE Week Reporter

Consultation report outlines plans for further education loans

A consultation report released yesterday by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) outlines a new loan system for further education learners. Under the proposed plans FE students in England will be able to apply for a loan that pays the upfront cost of a course on their behalf. Minister for Further Education, Skills […]

Judging them by their results: MPs, sixth forms and value for money

Yesterday the House of Common’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published its report on Getting value for money from the education of 16– to 18– year–olds. While few people are excited by a select committee report, I was a little dissappointed by the PAC report. There was plenty of common sense in the report including the […]

FE Week follows Top2Toe charity challenge through Birmingham

Over the last couple of days FE Week has been following the Top2Toe charity fundraiser lead by Dave ‘Blind Dave’ Heeley and South Birmingham College Principal Mike Hopkins. Mike and Dave are currently riding on a tandem bicycle as part of a gruelling 10 day charity ride, completing a total of 1,000 miles from John […]

Youth unemployment shows no improvement in latest quarter

The latest government statistics show that youth unemployment has changed very little in the last three months. The Labour market statistics, released today, announced that the unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds was up to 20.2% of the population in the three months leading to June 2011 – a small increase of 0.2 […]