Shane Chowen | FE Week

Chancellor to reverse national insurance hike

National insurance costs went up in FE by 1.25 percentage points in April, despite schools and public sector organisations getting compensated.

Diversity in FE Week: A look at how we’ve done

Twelve months after our first look at diversity and visibility within our newspaper pages, FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks at how we’re doing. When we published our first diversity audit last year, we said that as the sector’s only dedicated newspaper, we take seriously our responsibility to reflect and represent the diversity of the […]

Mental health worries dominate 2022 youth voice census

Report finds anxiety and poor mental health are holding back more than half of young people

Association of Colleges conference goes veggie

Conference organisers say it comes as part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions

Community educators want FE accountability consultation axed

Sector leaders warn of “hidden” proposals in latest DfE consultation

Corrienne Peasgood announced as new AoC president

She will succeed Sally Dicketts on October 16

Revealed: 37 business groups chosen to lead local skills plans

Leading employer groups across England will write local skills improvement plans which detail how provision should change to meet labour market needs.

Students deserve to see accountability over delayed results

Awarding organisations, education institutions and the exams regulator should be open and honest about what’s led to delayed qualification results, writes Bernie Savage. Everyone remembers the day they got their exam results. It’s one of those occasions in our lives that everyone’s got a story about. Countless hours of studying, practicing, rehearsing and revising all […]

The first T Level results mark a milestone in level 3 qualification reform

Yesterday’s T Level results show the new qualification is off to a fine start, writes Jennifer Coupland, CEO of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education I would like to say a massive congratulations to all the trailblazing students who found out how they did with their T Levels yesterday. It took guts to invest […]