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15 April 2026

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FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 11)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been trying to keep warm and drinking mojitos” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

AoC ‘disappointed’ in strike action

The Association of Colleges (AoC) say they are ‘disappointed’ that many unions will be protesting over pension cuts on November 30. Evan Williams, Director of Employment at the AoC, said: “While sympathetic to employees’ anxiety about changes to their pension provision, AoC is disappointed by the unions’ decision to take national industrial action on Wednesday. […]

UKCES should also be reviewed

It seems that this is the season to dish-out reviews in FE. In recent weeks it has been announced that both the Institute for Learning, and the Skills Funding Agency will be reviewed, and there will also be at least three different apprenticeship reviews (NAS on duration, Vince’s employer-led on standards and then there is […]

Speech by Simon Waugh (NAS) at ‘The Future of Apprenticeships’ conference

(For the full event report from ‘The Future of Apprenticeships’ conference, click here) Good morning everybody. For those of you that know me, I’m always delighted to be talking about apprenticeships. There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind, and I hope in most of your minds I think, that apprenticeships, if done right, can add […]

NAS asks for help to stamp out substandard apprenticeships

The Chief Executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has called for the sector to work together in order to stamp out poor quality apprenticeships. Simon Waugh (right), speaking at the fourth national ‘Future of Apprenticeships’ conference last week, said if everyone was “on the case” it would be possible to get substandard training down […]

Young ‘NEETs’ reach record levels

Figures released this morning show record numbers of young people are out of education, work and training. Statistics published by the Department for Education show more than a million 16 to 24-year-olds – which is almost one in five – are considered NEET; not in education, employment or training. The figures reveal that in the […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 9)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 10)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been trying hard to get my five-a-day” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Colleges look for community spirit at ‘dynamic’ conference

The Association of Colleges’ Annual Conference is a chance for leading think tanks to launch their latest reports in front of a huge education audience. The findings of the Independent Commission of Colleges in their Communities was led by Baroness Sharp of Guildford, the Chair of the Inquiry, when she was interviewed on centre stage […]