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17 April 2026

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A4e must be exluded from prison education contracts, say UCU

The University and College Union (UCU) say allowing A4e to deliver new prison education contracts will bring offender learning into ‘disrepute’. The union will be writing to John Hayes MP, minister of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning, to recomend that the welfare-to-work provider be removed as the government’s preferred bidder. The response […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 24)

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

FE Week visits Poole for the launch of the Reed NCFE employability lab

L -R:  Lawrence Vincent, Bournemouth and Poole College , James Reed, from Reed and David Grailey, NCFE  The unemployment crisis is a top priority for the coalition government. With more than a million young people out of work, the focus is now increasingly shifting to the education sector, including FE, to help students successfully transition […]

Apprentice minimum wage up 5p

The government has increased the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices to £2.65. It comes following recommendations by the independent Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations and will come into effect on October 1. However, the NMW rates for 16 to 20-year-olds will remain the same. Confirmation of the new rates is as follows: The adult rate […]

David Way appointed interim chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service

David Way has been appointed as the interim chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), replacing Simon Waugh immediately. Mr Way, who up until now has been the chief operating officer at NAS, said he was “delighted” to be offered the position. “Every month I meet many employers and Apprentices who truly believe in […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 23)

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

Jobs saved as Neil Stewart Associates Limited sold

Conference and event organiser Neil Stewart Associates Limited (NSA) has been sold – to Neil Stewart Events Limited (NewCo). Andrew Stoneman and Matt Bond, both of global financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps, have confirmed today that they have successfully sold the business and assets of NSA. The sale was concluded on March 15 […]

Tough love at the Lsect Spring College Data Conference

Nick Linford, Managing Director, Lsect Karl Bentley, Lead Auditor, RSM Tenon Mike Davis, Principal Officer, Ofsted Subcontracting arrangements are worrying Ofsted “big time”, according to Mike Davis HMI, the regulator’s principal officer of further education (FE) colleges. Speaking at the Lsect Spring College Data Conference, in London, Mr Davis said Ofsted was concerned with the […]

Talent search at the AoC HR Conference

Leadership and unearthing talent are two of the big issues for staff who work in the further education sector. But with the right management and direction staff can prosper – not just inside a college, but for the sector as a whole. That was the sentiment of Matt Atkinson, principal of City of Bath College, […]