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Colleges, Long read, Students
Investigation

Demand for student support soars as the cost of living crisis bites

Josh was a talented bricklaying student with dreams of running his own building firm. Then his mother lost one…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
AI, Colleges, Long read

CEO’s mission to make AI a force for good in classrooms

Priya Lakhani, founder of one of the world’s biggest AI EdTech companies, is at pains to express how many…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, T Levels
Investigation

Red tape and cost pressures leave firms struggling to offer T Level work placements

Work placements are the most critical element of a T Level qualification, but employers are put off from offering…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Nescot’s Julie Kapsalis, the rebel with a big heart

FE has been a sideways move for Julie Kapsalis. But after a career in business development and PR –…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read

‘I’m Steph – they, them – nice to meet you all’

Steph Lee-Vae, art and design lecturer at Tresham College, was named FE lecturer of the year at the last…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Long read
Investigation

Apprenticeships could make medicine careers more accessible and cheaper – but the stakes are high if it goes wrong

Expanding degree apprenticeships is a hot political priority, with an ambition for them to widen access to a variety…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Long read, Skills bootcamps

How HGV bootcamps helped to ease a skills crisis

FE Week looks at whether the HGV driver crisis remains and what the impact has been on apprenticeships

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Long read, Mental Health
Investigation

The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on

Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is the only place…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read

Janet Smith, chief executive and principal of Nottingham College

Janet Smith leads one of the UK’s largest colleges, which after decades of storms is now moving into calmer…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read

The former Jewish school head aiming to set up first ever faith based T Levels centre

Former head of the Ronson Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) and Anglican priest Patrick Moriarty, speaks to Jessica Hill…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read

Brenda McLeish, chief executive, Learning Curve Group

From PA to chief executive, Brenda McLeish has risen through the ranks to run one of the country’s largest…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read
Long read

Focus feature: Are college-led academy trusts the answer to the big education divide?

From classroom-to-career; the record of colleges sponsoring multi-academy trusts is a mixed one. Jessica Hill investigates if there is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill