Teaching awards College lecturers, leaders and teams among 93 Pearson National Teaching Awards silver winners ‘Extraordinary impact’ of 93 finalists announced on national Thank a Teacher Day FE Week Reporter 18h FE Week Reporter 18h SEND Urgently set out plans to avoid SEND deficits ‘cliff-edge’, MPs tell DfE Senior MP warns ‘lack of action’ suggests government is ‘comfortable with the current state of affairs’ Freddie Whittaker 18h Freddie Whittaker 18h News Long read ‘Wait for the fireworks’: Marples vs DfE trial begins Day one sees email revelations, claims of ‘non-existent powers’ and the first witness take the stand Billy Camden 1d James Sharp and Billy Camden 1d Apprenticeships Cap online learning for apprentices, says social mobility charity Sutton Trust claims apprenticeship system is ‘riddled with poor quality training’ Billy Camden 2d Billy Camden 2d Colleges Government ends college decarbonisation grants scheme Programme to lower college energy bills will not be awarding any more grants, it has been confirmed Shane Chowen 3d Shane Chowen 3d News King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Ex-ESFA CEO Peter Lauener knighted More than 20 people with links to FE recognised including an OBE for former principal Verity Hancock Josh Mellor 5d Josh Mellor 5d DfE Exclusive UK withdraws entries from WorldSkills after DfE grant cut The Education and Training Foundation and the Careers and Enterprise Company have also been told to economise Josh Mellor 6d Josh Mellor 6d Apprenticeships Skills chiefs in court for Marples v DfE battle List of witnesses revealed as days count down to high-profile legal battle Billy Camden 6d Billy Camden 6d Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 6d Jessica Hill 6d Colleges, Skills reform How to become a technical excellence college Eligibility criteria include ratings for teaching quality, financial health and construction credentials Shane Chowen 6d Shane Chowen 6d Colleges, Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating during Ramadan sparks complaint Apprenticeship provider questions watchdog’s ‘lack of cultural sensitivity’ after March inspection Anviksha Patel 7d Anviksha Patel 7d Ofsted ‘Reckless and ridiculous’: Ofsted’s report card plan delay slammed Phillipson criticises ‘disappointing’ consultation response delay, while unions say report card roll-out now ‘nonsensical’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 812 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 6d Jessica Hill 6d Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
