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14 April 2026

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Long Read

‘The absolute friend is the truth’: inside Byron Nicolaides’ reckoning over City & Guilds

19h | Awarding

Revealed: The next 19 ‘technical excellence colleges’

8h | Colleges

Unions start the clock on binding college pay reform

14h | FE workforce

London mayor uses unspent adult skills funding for youth NEETs programme

4d | Adult education

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

6d | Apprenticeships

Exclusive

City & Guilds execs to launch legal action after exit

1w | Awarding

Colchester college wins Court of Appeal VAT fight

1w | Colleges

Revealed: Prisons with most severe cuts to education hours

1w | Prison education
Latest Opinion
Baroness Ann Limb

The cost of leadership

Baroness Ann Limb

| Opinion
Gemma Marsh

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

Gemma Marsh

| Skills reform
Ruth Sparkes

Teenagers aren’t googling your organisation, they’re asking AI

Ruth Sparkes

| Young people
Diana Sutton

This ESOL review is a rare chance – let’s not waste it

Diana Sutton

| Skills reform
Nishi Mayor

Funding boost for youth opportunity, but employers will lead the way

Nishi Mayor

| Apprenticeships
Features

Long Read

‘The absolute friend is the truth’: inside Byron Nicolaides’ reckoning over City & Guilds

19h | Awarding

Investigation

Missing teenagers suggests a worthless guarantee

2w | Young people

Long Read

Topping the Bill

2w | Colleges

Long Read

How one FE college is turning the tide on NEETs

3w | Long read

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Kerry Boffey, chief executive of the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees

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FAB Tim’s Cheeky past
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Long Read

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
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