FE Week

🎖️Former FE commissioner Shelagh Legrave has been made a dame as one of 32 FE and skills names on the King's birthday honours list. College funding guru Julian Gravatt has been made an OBE. https://lnkd.in/eHDPbxRr

🔍 Inspectors will test how colleges and training providers spend new SEND inclusion cash from September, refreshed Ofsted guidance says https://lnkd.in/ee5axmAe

👩⚕️ Around one million young people will be offered a meningitis B (MenB) vaccination this summer under a one-off government programme aimed at preventing outbreaks in universities and residential further education colleges. From late July, pharmacies will offer a two-dose MenB vaccine to all students finishing year 13 this summer. Young people under 25 who are going to university or residential FE provision will also be eligible. https://lnkd.in/ee2yeHfn

'If the chief executives and the principals are feeling intimidated, what about our kids and our staff?' Dr Nikos Savvas has been one of a handful of FE leaders putting their head above the parapet to speak out about rising hatred and division in his community. He tells FE Week's Jessica Hill about what education leadership means to him, from tech to the curriculum and outside the college gates. https://lnkd.in/eN7Qd62M

✂️ Funding for devolved areas to run skills bootcamps has been cut by more than half this financial year, data suggests. Allocations for the 41 areas responsible for commissioning the short courses – including the Greater London Authority, mayoral combined authorities and some local authorities – fell by 55 per cent in April. https://lnkd.in/ePUnzm5d

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🤝 Dame Sarah Healey has been named as the Department for Work and Pensions’ next permanent secretary https://lnkd.in/evrt7qbg

❤️ Inclusion, belonging & safeguarding in Further Education Join vital conversations at the UK Festival of Education shaping the sector, including: 🔍 Developing Critical Digital Literacy to Safeguard Children 📱 From Scroll to Spiral: Social Media & Radicalisation 🌍 Diversity Matters: Adopting an Anti-Racist Approach 🧠 A Trauma-Informed Approach to Education 🧩 Freedom to Succeed – Autism-Affirming Education If inclusion is a priority, this is where it happens. 2-3 July Wellington College 🎟️ Book tickets for 2026 Festival https://lnkd.in/gc2pftY Powered by The Bridge Delivered by EducationScape Headline Partner AQA
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👏 A deputy principal will step up to replace chief executive Craig Hodgson when he retires from Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group. Shelley Brown was chosen as the college group’s next leader following a two-day recruitment process. https://lnkd.in/eWBvcQRf

I had the pleasure of working with Simon since 2011. From WorldSkills London through to competitions across the world, he was a constant, generous presence. Whether it was an interview for FE Week or lunch at his club, I always enjoyed our conversations. Simon was a titan of the global skills system. Few people have done more to champion vocational excellence globally. His legacy will endure for generations. My deepest condolences to his wife Christine, his sons James, Philip and Joe & his grandson Oscar. FE Week has published a full tribute, with some reflections from across the global WorldSkills community: https://lnkd.in/epkyUwwB