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National college capacity funding opens alongside new DfE estates strategy

Some areas will see their 16 to 17-year-old population swell by up to 900 people per year

News, Colleges

Jo Grady hits back at claims of UCU election breaches

Full account of Grady showdown with election opponents at certification officer hearing

News, Legal, UCU

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 522

Rachel Butt Chief Learning Officer, Learning Curve Group Start date: January 2026 Previous Job: Director of Excellence, Learning Curve Group Interesting fact: Rachel endured the equivalent of 35 years’ worth of Ofsted inspections – 7 across the group – in her first year at LCG Chris Duncan Vice Principal, Finance and Resources, Leeds College of Building […]

Movers and Shakers

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

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised, under-funded and potentially under pressure to get back to mainstream school classrooms

Feature, News, Colleges, Long read

Kim Leadbeater MP

Sport-mad MP Kim Leadbeater, who entered politics after the murder of her sister Jo Cox, tells Jessica Hill she hopes to draw from her career in further education to champion the sector Kim Leadbeater offers me a can of Coke from a small fridge hidden away in her Westminster office, and cracks open one for […]

Profiles, Long read, Politics

Gulf between Leeds and Bradford proves need for place-based fixes

As Leeds races ahead, young people in neighbouring Bradford have fewer opportunities. Will the DWP-led skills agenda dismantle the barriers young people face, or just push them into low-value jobs

Opinion, NEETs

Local leaders to hold £283m college capacity purse strings

Funding aims to address an expected 67,000 extra 16 and 17-year-olds in education by 2028

News, Colleges

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 517

Diana Bird Executive Principal, Leeds City College Start date: Spring 2026 Previous Job: Principal and CEO, Shipley College Interesting fact: Diana’s career in education started teaching ESOL for two hours a week at her local FE college Daniel Grimes Assistant Principal: Quality and Student Experience, Leeds College of Building Start date: January 2026 Previous Job: […]

Movers and Shakers

Revealed: The 2025 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Outgoing FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave honoured with a special lifetime achievement award

News