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'Ministers often claim they want a single voice from the sector, but only when that voice agrees with them'
Mark Dawe, The Skills Network on why Skills England is already on borrowed time
Mark Dawe, The Skills Network on why Skills England is already on borrowed time
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January 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
'Ministers often claim they want a single voice from the sector, but only when that voice agrees with them'
Mark Dawe, The Skills Network on why Skills England is already on borrowed time
Mark Dawe, The Skills Network on why Skills England is already on borrowed time
'In the UK one in seven people are neurodiverse. Yet when it comes to FE leadership, those voices remain largely invisible'
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester
feweek.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
'In the UK one in seven people are neurodiverse. Yet when it comes to FE leadership, those voices remain largely invisible'
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester
🆕 Nearly a dozen college principals awarded gongs in the new year honours list alongside a WorldSkiills UK gold medallist
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New year honours 2026: Who got what in FE and skills?
Gongs for college principals, apprenticeship advocates and a WorldSkills UK gold medalist in the King's new year honours
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December 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🆕 Nearly a dozen college principals awarded gongs in the new year honours list alongside a WorldSkiills UK gold medallist
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'Skills aren’t the bottleneck. Recruitment practices are'
Ben Cheema, Agenda for Change, @althausdigital.bsky.social on how ITPs are racing ahead on digital, but hiring practices are holding back talent
Ben Cheema, Agenda for Change, @althausdigital.bsky.social on how ITPs are racing ahead on digital, but hiring practices are holding back talent
feweek.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
'Skills aren’t the bottleneck. Recruitment practices are'
Ben Cheema, Agenda for Change, @althausdigital.bsky.social on how ITPs are racing ahead on digital, but hiring practices are holding back talent
Ben Cheema, Agenda for Change, @althausdigital.bsky.social on how ITPs are racing ahead on digital, but hiring practices are holding back talent
'Volunteer tutoring complements classroom teaching, without unrealistically asking exhausted teachers to do more'
Tim Dalton, Lumina Tutoring on how a volunteer-led approach could help break GCSE resits failure cycle
Tim Dalton, Lumina Tutoring on how a volunteer-led approach could help break GCSE resits failure cycle
feweek.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
'Volunteer tutoring complements classroom teaching, without unrealistically asking exhausted teachers to do more'
Tim Dalton, Lumina Tutoring on how a volunteer-led approach could help break GCSE resits failure cycle
Tim Dalton, Lumina Tutoring on how a volunteer-led approach could help break GCSE resits failure cycle
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ It was the year Keir Starmer called FE his 'defining mission', skills moved to DWP, reforms to apprenticeships and cuts in adult education
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
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Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
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2025 review: A defining year for further education and skills
FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks back at a year of reform, rhetoric and reckoning for further education, and what it means for 2026
feweek.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ It was the year Keir Starmer called FE his 'defining mission', skills moved to DWP, reforms to apprenticeships and cuts in adult education
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
feweek.co.uk/2025-review-...
Here is our editor's review of 2025 and what's to come in 2026
feweek.co.uk/2025-review-...
'I learnt that I’m capable of showing up every day, making connections with people and challenging myself'
Hassan Ahmed, apprentice with @the-rsc.bsky.social whose life was changed by a course delivered by the King's Trust and Warwickshire College Group
Hassan Ahmed, apprentice with @the-rsc.bsky.social whose life was changed by a course delivered by the King's Trust and Warwickshire College Group
feweek.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
'I learnt that I’m capable of showing up every day, making connections with people and challenging myself'
Hassan Ahmed, apprentice with @the-rsc.bsky.social whose life was changed by a course delivered by the King's Trust and Warwickshire College Group
Hassan Ahmed, apprentice with @the-rsc.bsky.social whose life was changed by a course delivered by the King's Trust and Warwickshire College Group
🎓 A former college principal and awarding body chair who was recently appointed to the House of Lords has admitted incorrectly claiming that she had a PhD
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Former City and Guilds chair admits wrongly claiming PhD
A former college principal and awarding body chair who was recently appointed to the House of Lords has admitted incorrectly claiming that she had a PhD.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎓 A former college principal and awarding body chair who was recently appointed to the House of Lords has admitted incorrectly claiming that she had a PhD
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📝 Ofsted has admitted more technical problems with its electronic evidence-gathering system
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'Contingency plan' as Ofsted notes software glitches again
Ofsted has enacted a “contingency plan” to help inspectors record notes after more “technical problems” with its electronic evidence-gathering system
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December 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📝 Ofsted has admitted more technical problems with its electronic evidence-gathering system
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December 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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'Too often, institutions are relying on overstrained counselling services as the first and only line of support'
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health in FE and HE
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health in FE and HE
feweek.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
'Too often, institutions are relying on overstrained counselling services as the first and only line of support'
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health in FE and HE
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health in FE and HE
'Too often, institutions are relying on overstrained counselling services as the first and only line of support'
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health issues in HE and FE
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health issues in HE and FE
feweek.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'Too often, institutions are relying on overstrained counselling services as the first and only line of support'
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health issues in HE and FE
Imran Mir, Apex College Leicester on the need for more early intervention on mental health issues in HE and FE
🗣️ A financially troubled Hampshire college has been forced to withdraw a statement containing claims about the outcome of an FE Commissioner review of its operations after failing to seek 'ministerial approval' before publication
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College pulls statement after failing to get DfE sign off
A Hampshire college has been forced to withdraw a statement containing claims about FE Commissioner review after failing to seek 'ministerial approval'.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🗣️ A financially troubled Hampshire college has been forced to withdraw a statement containing claims about the outcome of an FE Commissioner review of its operations after failing to seek 'ministerial approval' before publication
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While debates about ‘deficit thinking’ and mental health narratives dominate when it comes to the NEET crisis, the real issue is a lack of joined-up leadership says @alunfrancis.bsky.social
feweek.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
While debates about ‘deficit thinking’ and mental health narratives dominate when it comes to the NEET crisis, the real issue is a lack of joined-up leadership says @alunfrancis.bsky.social
Brenda McLeish quits Learning Curve Group
McLeish has also resigned from the board of AELP
feweek.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
'AI doesn't replace the gut feel, it focuses it'
Governance professional Perry Perrott, champions the benefits of AI in FE college boardrooms
Governance professional Perry Perrott, champions the benefits of AI in FE college boardrooms
feweek.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
'AI doesn't replace the gut feel, it focuses it'
Governance professional Perry Perrott, champions the benefits of AI in FE college boardrooms
Governance professional Perry Perrott, champions the benefits of AI in FE college boardrooms
☝️ A financially troubled Hampshire college can 'remain independent' following an external review that reportedly found its budget blues are 'in the past'
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Review rules out merger for Havant and South Downs College
A financially troubled Hampshire college can “remain independent” following an external review that reportedly found its budget blues are “in the past”.
feweek.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
☝️ A financially troubled Hampshire college can 'remain independent' following an external review that reportedly found its budget blues are 'in the past'
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'I’m always prepared for it to be a ‘snake skating on a skateboard’
@michaelldavis.bsky.social chair of Capital City College and CEO of @natcen.bsky.social on the dangers of the college chair governance ride
@michaelldavis.bsky.social chair of Capital City College and CEO of @natcen.bsky.social on the dangers of the college chair governance ride
December 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
'I’m always prepared for it to be a ‘snake skating on a skateboard’
@michaelldavis.bsky.social chair of Capital City College and CEO of @natcen.bsky.social on the dangers of the college chair governance ride
@michaelldavis.bsky.social chair of Capital City College and CEO of @natcen.bsky.social on the dangers of the college chair governance ride
👋 Forcing colleges to merge has 'never' been the intention of FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave – but most have 'thrived' after forming a bigger group, she has said in her final annual report feweek.co.uk/fe-commissio...
FE Commissioner: ‘I never intended to force mergers'
Shelagh Legrave also reflects on ‘sobering’ reminders of bad governance in her final annual report
feweek.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
👋 Forcing colleges to merge has 'never' been the intention of FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave – but most have 'thrived' after forming a bigger group, she has said in her final annual report feweek.co.uk/fe-commissio...
'At no point was the learner experience allowed to falter'
Christine Ricketts, Brooklands College on her lessons from six years of
FE Commissioner intervention
Christine Ricketts, Brooklands College on her lessons from six years of
FE Commissioner intervention
feweek.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
'At no point was the learner experience allowed to falter'
Christine Ricketts, Brooklands College on her lessons from six years of
FE Commissioner intervention
Christine Ricketts, Brooklands College on her lessons from six years of
FE Commissioner intervention
🇪🇺 Ministers have agreed terms with the EU to rejoin the Erasmus+ study abroad scheme from 2027 feweek.co.uk/uk-to-rejoin...
UK to rejoin Erasmus programme in 2027
National agency to be appointed to administer Erasmus+ programme
feweek.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🇪🇺 Ministers have agreed terms with the EU to rejoin the Erasmus+ study abroad scheme from 2027 feweek.co.uk/uk-to-rejoin...
🆕 Skills England has published the first batch of 93 apprenticeships that will be revised through the government’s controversial new assessment approach feweek.co.uk/revealed-fir...
First 93 apprenticeships chosen to undergo assessment reform
40 construction standards also listed for revision but only once a new taskforce irons out specific industry concerns
feweek.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🆕 Skills England has published the first batch of 93 apprenticeships that will be revised through the government’s controversial new assessment approach feweek.co.uk/revealed-fir...
'Suicide is at pandemic levels for this generation'
We can't keep losing them, says David Murray of City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form
We can't keep losing them, says David Murray of City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form
feweek.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
'Suicide is at pandemic levels for this generation'
We can't keep losing them, says David Murray of City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form
We can't keep losing them, says David Murray of City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form
📣 A panel tasked with investigating the causes of almost a million young people being out of work or education has been named as chair Alan Milburn launched a call for evidence today
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Milburn’s panel of experts for rising NEETs review named
A panel tasked with investigating the causes of almost a million young people being out of work or education has been named as call for evidence launched today.
feweek.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 A panel tasked with investigating the causes of almost a million young people being out of work or education has been named as chair Alan Milburn launched a call for evidence today
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🔎 Cambridgeshire police have launched a criminal probe into alleged misconduct in a public office after a local council 'unlawfully' sold a college adult education campus for £1 despite being valued at £4.6 million
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Criminal probe into ‘unlawful’ sale of adult education site
Over £1m in unlawful financial transactions linked to £1 sale of college campus
feweek.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🔎 Cambridgeshire police have launched a criminal probe into alleged misconduct in a public office after a local council 'unlawfully' sold a college adult education campus for £1 despite being valued at £4.6 million
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