Shane Chowen | FE Week

Autumn statement: silence on skills funding ‘criminal’

Jeremy Hunt announced billions for schools but no extra funding for further education or skills in his autumn statement today

Colleges to retain reserves if reclassified

A review to decide if colleges are part of the public sector is due to report by the end of this month

Council’s main adult education provider closes suddenly

The adult education charity had served more than 30,000 students in ten years, but ‘trading conditions’ forced trustees to close it today

Covid fraud hit £5m and 6 more ESFA accounts findings

High profile Covid measures, like the apprenticeship incentive payments, were flagged as a high risk for fraud

AoC chickens out of vegetarian-only menu at annual conference

There was some backlash after the association announced a vegetarian menu at its two-day conference this year to reduce carbon emissions

‘Amazing’: WEA awards winners celebrated at House of Lords

‘The bravest things you see are adults stepping back into a community venue to learn something new’ said WEA’s CEO Simon Parkinson

DfE’s top skills civil servant leaving post in December

Paul Kett has served in several roles at the department over six years, rising to the senior rank of director general in 2017

Colleges week interview: David Hughes, CEO, Association of Colleges

The fifth national Colleges Week comes in a time of turbulence in Westminster. Shane Chowen sits down with David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges, to talk campaigning and what’s next for the movement. Colleges have enjoyed a few years in the limelight now. The Colleges Week campaign has no doubt helped by […]

Training provider and college reps announce ‘strategic coalition’

‘Disparate’ organisations AELP, AoC and City & Guilds are joining forces