Festival of Learning 2022 award winners announced The awards highlight inspiring lifelong learning stories of learners, tutors, employers and providers.
More college capacity projects get the go-ahead An extra batch of college capacity bids have been approved to build more teaching space for projected rises in school leavers.
Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee this week.
Gdańsk to host EuroSkills 2023 following Russia suspension The last-minute decision to move the EuroSkills competition follows Russia’s suspension from WorldSkills earlier this year because of the invasion of Ukraine.
New alliance to offer fellowships for FE staff Colleges will have to be a member of both organisations and have ‘chartered status’ for staff to be eligible.
Major review launched to bring colleges back into public sector After ten years in the private sector, the ONS are now considering whether to reclassify colleges as public sector organisations.
MBE for AoC’s Mary Vine-Morris The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said the MBE was ‘testimony to Mary’s long-standing support for further education in London’.
Plans to de-merge Lewisham College from NCG revealed NCG and London South East Colleges are understood to be in discussions about the future of FE in Lewisham.
Apprentice pay: ‘£4.81 an hour isn’t enough to live on. It’s crippling.’ Low-paid apprenticeships are becoming ‘unaffordable’ for learners and are contributing to low take-up, according to providers.