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Revealed: The FE providers to win Turing Scheme funding

Over one hundred colleges and training providers have been awarded funding under the government’s new Turing Scheme – but FE will only receive two-thirds of the promised cash owing to lack of demand. The Department for Education has today revealed the winning bidders to the scheme, which includes 110 further and vocational education providers. Ninety-three […]

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AAC Awards 2021 winners revealed

The elite of the country’s apprentice employers, providers and sector leaders were honoured at the FE Week-AELP Annual Apprenticeship Conference Awards on Thursday. Twenty-three winners across different apprenticeship routes were recognised, and there were additionally awards for SEND, diversity, special recognition, outstanding contribution, promoting apprenticeships and overall apprentice provider and employer awards. Shane Mann, awards […]

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 357

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Lizzy Owen, Director of curriculum growth, design and enhancement, Learning Curve Group Start date: June 2021 Previous job: Head of creative and curriculum development, Learndirect Group Interesting fact: She bakes and decorates wedding cakes in her spare time Sian Thomas. Executive director for international, The Skills […]

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Revealed: Finalists announced for the 2021 AAC Apprenticeship Awards

The national finalists for this year’s FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards have been revealed. From 350 entries the shortlists for the 21 awards, being run in partnership with Open Awards, were announced at a virtual ceremony on Thursday evening, hosted by comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner. They will now go forward for the […]

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International students: Why college income is in freefall

With the income colleges make from international students plummeting, FE Week spoke with college and sector leaders to understand why this is happening, why foreign students are so important and what can be done to keep them coming. Income from international students studying at UK universities and other higher education institutions is up two-thirds since […]

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 331

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. John Cope, Non-executive board member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Start date: November 2020 Concurrent job: Director of strategy, policy and public affairs, UCAS Interesting fact: He once backpacked from one side of Mexico to the other Dayle Bayliss, Non-executive board member, Institute for Apprenticeships […]

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Be clear, be informative, be approachable

We owe our staff, students and other stakeholders good leadership – but remember to show a human face as well If there’s one word that sums up the challenge facing educational institutions in the current environment it’s uncertainty. There’s a lot of it around and a lack of clarity makes it hard to know what […]

Opinion

Profile: Simon Cook

FE Week meets the college principal who is determined to revitalize the fortunes of a neglected corner of England If anywhere feels like a left-behind coastal region, Medway is it. Yet, after decades of moving around Europe, England and South Africa, this is where Ipswich-born Simon Cook, principal of MidKent College, has decided to drop […]

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AoC Student of the Year Award winners announced

A learner with hearing and speech difficulties who also works as a carer for his twin sister is among the winners of the Association of Colleges’ Student of the Year Awards 2019. The gongs, which include Young Student, Adult Student, Apprentice and Higher Education Student of the Year, were given out at the annual AoC […]

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