Steve Hook

Study shows public investment produces billions in returns through increased earning capacity and...

Tributes paid to deputy who provided continuity during years of change

Right-wing think tank says the grant should be scrapped because recipients' families are already on...

A funding bonanza could be on the way for colleges as ministers are urged to relax the rules on...

Further education under secretary is conference speaker

Quango fails to impose penalty on contractor which has left thousands of teenagers without cash

EMA payments getting back on track, says chief executive of the LSC

Pounds 1.9m in education charity's reserves frozen in KSF account, leaving vital development work in...

Trafford College student is set to top the charts

Four specialist academies gain Pounds 8k a piece. Peter Jones, the businessman star of Dragons' Den...

Colleges and students call for company in charge of EMA grants to be fined pound;3m

1,200 students annually to gain funding for a university degree

A Kent college has negotiated a pound;680m deal to teach soldiers construction and engineering from...

Designers from Somerset college win gold medals in Europe-wide competition

They boycott attempts by LSC to set targets for courses that students pay for

A `clearing house' will match trainees under threat of redundancy with new employers

Nationally, however, colleges will have to raise pound;2.7bn for themselves to pay for redevelopment

Skills council pledges cash up-front for colleges struggling to help students hit by payments system...

Conservatives and trades unions find common cause as numbers taking courses fall by 1.5m

Pass rates are increasing faster than in comprehensive rivals

Direct link to employers `vital' for apprenticeships

Lords committee says too many ministers have a hand in vocational training and calls for more...

Female apprentices win top accolades in areas traditionally dominated by males

Inquiry says sustainable development should be included in curriculum