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19 April 2026

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FE Week’s pant-tastic caption competition

  Do you want to be in with a chance of winning some of Lewisham College’s fantastic pants? (modelled above) Just come up with a hilarious caption for this picture of our two journos, Nick and Holly, modelling the beautiful briefs! Comment below with your caption and we’ll pick a winner soon! Find out why Nick […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 27)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been making sandcastles in Scotland” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Women lead the way at WLN conference

Governing boards were a central topic of the conference, an area described by the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) as particularly challenging. Using data from the Association of Colleges, the WLN has found that only 17 per cent of chairs on governing boards are female. Currently, the total percentage of women on boards is unknown, as […]

Government announces funding for further 15 UTCs

The government is nearly doubling the number of University Technical Colleges (UTCs), having announced funding for a further 15 colleges. The UTCs will be rolled out over the next two years and will bring the total number to 34. The following have been confirmed for development; Birkenhead, Bluewater, Cambridge, East London, Energy Coast, The Elstree, Harlow, […]

Gazelle’s pantrepreneur challenge

Lewisham College engineering students displaying their Pants to Poverty design. Left to right: Joel Mvula, Bubacar Djalo and Landing Samba. Picture by Nick Linford. Students are creating Olympic-inspired briefs for a national competition led by the fair trade underwear brand Pants to Poverty. The ‘Pantrepreneur Challenge’, organised in collaboration with the Gazelle group, has asked […]

Ufi launches chartiable trust

Ufi has launched a charitable trust to help solve the UK’s “chronic skills deficit” and high levels of unemployment. The charity, launched in London this morning, will fund initiatives which improve the accessibility and delivery of adult learning through technology. The Ufi Charitable Trust has been created through the sale of learndirect and says it will aim […]

New principal for City College Brighton and Hove

A new principal will be joining City College Brighton and Hove when Phil Frier retires at the end of August. Lynn Thackway is currently vice principal of the Barnfield Federation in Luton and is “delighted” by the appointment. “The college has seen rapid improvements under the current principal and I intend to continue the work […]

Acknowledging adult achievement

TV presenter Philippa Forrester enthusiastically kicked off the ceremony. “There’s a reason for all these balloons, all these candles, all these flowers,” said the host. “This is a celebration. This is a party. This is to say well done. To acknowledge all of that work and the bravery.” This is the 21st year of Adult […]

FE loans ‘a difficult nettle to grasp’

David Hughes speaking at the Adult Learners’ Week Conference FE loans were a contentious topic at the conference and skills minister John Hayes addressed concerns in his speech, describing the loans as “a difficult nettle to grasp”. Colleges have expressed fears that the loans will discourage adults considering further education. The sector has criticised the […]