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Lowestoft passes muster for minister

When FE minister Matthew Hancock dropped in on a Suffolk college, students soon showed him that everything was more...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Flashbacks to a bygone era

Young photographers are helping Doncaster Archives to uncover local history. BTec national diploma students at Doncaster College are printing...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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The bright sparks of Sheffield

Around 70 students at Sheffield City College have had their achievements recognised with ‘spark awards’ presented during an evening...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Bosses swap jobs with apprentices

Chief executives and directors in companies across the UK recently swapped jobs with apprentices to mark National Apprenticeship Week....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Uncategorized

Adonis talks of ‘apprenticeship revolution’

UCAS should be the “principal route” into apprenticeships to ensure they were as “accessible and credible” as universities, Lord...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Uncategorized

Cameron’s ‘new norm’ wisdom

The Prime Minister wants apprenticeships to become the “new norm for young people,” with work-based training sitting “at the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Uncategorized

Traineeships ‘will start in September’

The first  traineeships, the new government programme targeted at young people to help them acquire work-related skills and attitudes,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Value of new FE quality kitemark questioned

Sector bosses have called into question the “worth” of a new quality marker launched by FE Minister Matthew Hancock....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Get past the rhetoric and down to business

Learning by doing should be valued equally with academic learning, says David Harbourne. But vocational education first must meet...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter