Andrew Harden can trace his activism back to a life-changing experience at school in Australia, when he led collective action with classmates that put a stop to a...
Monday, September 25, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017
Profiles
On Monday (February 15) Alice Barnard will take up her new role as chief executive officer of the Edge Foundation, replacing acting chief executive David Harbourne who will...
Achieving promotion through the ranks to the role of college principal is still a tough task for anyone in FE – but it must have appeared a particularly...
It’s been a big week for Neil Cain, who has seen his name in lights after being crowned Apprenticeship Champion of the Year for 2015. The 51-year-old operations...
As both a former FE learner and lecturer, Labour MP for Birmingham and Selly Oak Steve McCabe knows the sector intimately. Born in Thornhill maternity hospital on the...
The FE sector was a lifeline for Jo Lappin when she was growing up and she has been a “fan” ever since. The chief executive of Northamptonshire Enterprise...
Stroud MP Neil Carmichael knew a thing or two about the world of FE and skills before he was elected as chair of the Education Select Committee in...
Wednesday, December 16, marks four years to the day that Dr Ros Morpeth returned to her post as chief executive of the National Extension College (NEC) to save...
A typist course at Warwickshire College at the age of 29 was the moment Sarah Wright knew her “life was going to be different”. Today she sits in...
With retirement beckoning, it’s a time of reflection for Tribal business development manager Al Coates. But despite 41 colourful years in FE, the humble grandfather-of-two was a difficult...
After taking time out from primary and secondary school teaching to have a family around 30 years ago, Gill Clipson had her eye on a career change. She...
FEATURES
The area reviews are a disaster slowly unfolding before our eyes, claims Jonathan Brash, who believes the process was motivated...
The government needs a skills strategy that cuts across every department, argues Stephen Evans The recent scandal involving Learndirect, coupled...
So, the tenders are in for the second attempt at procurement for apprenticeship provision for non-levy paying employers, and it’s...
