Higher education

New director to lead ‘reboot’ of HE access

The government have appointed John Blake as the next OfS access lead.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

MPs have their say on the Skills Bill

BTECs, mayoral combined authorities, and Universal Credit were all brought up by the 44 MPs who took part in...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Wales

A tertiary future for Wales

The commission will have the power to institute a register of providers and establish quality assurance frameworks

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Spending Review

Spending review: funding boosts for 16-19 and adult training

Treasury trails skills spending announcements ahead of the spending review.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

Skills Bill: More government defeats as Lords debate careers, universal credit and apprenticeships

The “report stage” in the House of Lords ended last night

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Inclusion

Visibility matters – FE Week will do its bit

FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks into the diversity in our articles

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Activate unveils new chief exec and plans for another merger

Gary Headland will succeed Sally Dicketts as CEO at Activate Learning.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Legislation, Skills reform

Skills Bill debate: Senior Tories split on level 3 reform

Several senior Conservative peers voted against the government last night following fiery exchanges on plans to scrap the majority...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen