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Healthcare provider stops new starts amid Ofsted ‘urgent improvement’ verdict

18h | Apprenticeships

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City & Guilds execs to launch legal action after exit

Colchester college wins Court of Appeal VAT fight

Revealed: Prisons with most severe cuts to education hours

5d | Prison education

Ministers plan new careers service, but current provider plans to bid

Revealed: College repair allocations rise to £307m

Grady breached election rule but avoids rerun in UCU ruling

7d | FE workforce

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Skills England’s new expert network will cut red tape, not corners

Gemma Marsh

1w | Skills reform

Why FE colleges should say yes to research

Kathryn Davies

4h | Teaching

You can’t climb a jobs ladder without the rungs

Luiza Paludo Gomes

1d | Apprenticeships

Ofsted’s five-day rule is only the beginning

Kerry Boffey

2d | Ofsted

Colleges are losing students in the system

Antony Wambua

5d | Colleges

Investigation

Missing teenagers suggests a worthless guarantee

1w | Young people

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Topping the Bill

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How one FE college is turning the tide on NEETs

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Kerry Boffey, chief executive of the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees

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FAB Tim’s Cheeky past

9 Mar 2026 | Long read

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New FE Commissioner Ellen Thinnesen heralds a new dawn for oversight

16 Feb 2026 | Long read

Investigation

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

9 Feb 2026 | Colleges

Profile

Kim Leadbeater MP

2 Feb 2026 | Long read

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Employer fears spread over apprenticeship ‘streamlining’

23 Jan 2026 | Apprenticeships

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Apprenticeship reform: An opportunity to future‑proof skills and unlock career pathways

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