Devolution, Students Mayor launches £100 per week payments for net zero students One principal said the scheme has create ‘quite the buzz’ Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Skills bootcamps Global firm’s coding bootcamps secures high Ofsted praise CEO hails ‘significant milestone’ for Code Institute Ltd Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Colleges DfE begins search for next FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave’s replacement will get small salary boost Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Inclusion, WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK EDI heroes 2025 revealed Nine awards for outstanding individuals, institutions and initiatives that break down barriers to technical training have been announced FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo T Levels Payments fail to solve T Level work placement problem Latest incentive scheme flops as training providers hand back nearly £4 million Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Investigation Searching for a hire power High vacancy rates continue to blight FE, with courses scrapped and agency costs soaring. We examine teacher recruitment problems… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Politics, Skills reform Trott leads charge against IfATE bill in the Commons Attacks on Skills England’s proximity to ministers and lack of accountability to parliament also came from Labour benches Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ grade upheld for engineering ITP Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited receives top marks for the second time in a row Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Ofsted Joyce quits Ofsted for college leadership role The watchdog’s FE chief is ‘delighted’ to join a midlands college leadership team in the summer Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Adult education, Budget Providers denied in-year adult ed growth cash The government claims devolution and high delivery rates this year mean it has less funding to spare Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Ofsted Car-crash Ofsted report for motor industry trainer New owners got the Ofsted call nearly two months after taking over online apprenticeship provider Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Newer 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 805 Older Must read 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 7d Billy Camden 7d 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo