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Ian Pryce, chief executive, Bedford College Group

Ian Pryce believes FE “hasn’t been good” at telling the story of how 30 years of college independence from government changed it “out of all recognition”. The chief executive of the Bedford College Group, is determined to redress that in his final FE Week interview as he approaches retirement. There is a perfect synchronicity to […]

Profiles, Colleges, Long read

Destination defund: the fight to save travel and tourism courses

High-profile workforce shortages in the travel industry haven’t stopped the government’s plans to defund rafts of popular courses. Jessica Hill investigates what’s next for travel and tourism training. When stories about long queues at UK airports hit the headlines last summer, travel woes were blamed on staffing shortages across the industry. But with the government […]

Feature, News, Long read, Qualifications, Skills reform

London shows local FE partnerships are key to driving the green skills agenda  

Mark Jenkinson explains how college-led partnerships in London are better meeting the needs of green industry employers

Opinion, Sustainability

Education must adapt to deliver the key employment skills of a changing workplace

A new NFER report suggests it’s time to revisit the national curriculum to embed six employment skills that will power the future economy, explains Luke Bocock

Opinion, Curriculum

Another 92 courses face the chop to make way for T Levels

Halfon reveals the latest round of qualifications facing the chop to make way for T Levels, including popular engineering BTECs

News, Politics, T Levels

DfE launches £165m local skills improvement fund

Pot available for initiatives that ‘respond to specific priorities’ identified in LSIPs

News, Skills reform

Careers guidance is not only for young people – adults benefit too

A new economic reality requires a new approach to careers guidance – and it must be one that includes adults, writes Sally-Anne Barnes

Opinion, Careers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 426

Philippa Pickford Director of Regulation, Office for Students Start date: July 2023 Previous Job: Director, Delivery and Schemes, Ofgem Interesting fact: Philippa enjoys walking in the countryside with her family. A trip up Scafell Pike last summer completed a family challenge of scaling the three peaks (although the challenge was completed over a six-year timescale!) […]

Movers and Shakers

The success of London Multiply demonstrates the importance of adopting a local approach

London’s success in delivering numeracy programmes shows we need more local decision-making to upskill and reskill workers, writes Jules Pipe

Opinion, AEB