Adult education

DfE hands out extra AEB contract

National tender confusion and controversy mounts

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
WorldSkills

EuroSkills 2023: Team UK competitors productive and positive after day 1

Gordon Ramsay restaurant chef among the UK’s young stars getting off to a good start

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

RAAC: 1 college named as DfE finally publishes list of affected schools

But all students at the college remain in face-to-face education

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
WorldSkills

EuroSkills 2023: WorldSkills UK alumni leads opening ceremony rousing speeches

Dan McCabe won gold in 3D Digital Game Art at EuroSkills 2016

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics

Keir Starmer appoints new shadow skills minister

Toby Perkins has been replaced by Seema Malhotra as shadow skills minister

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

Sir Martyn Oliver sets out his priorities for the Ofsted top job

The academy boss has pledged to run a ‘big listen’ with the sector and is eyeing allowing HMIs to…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Adult education

National AEB contract allocations revealed

15 providers awarded max amounts – including 3 judged Ofsted ‘requires improvement’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE workforce

National college strike ballot opens

Two in three staff warn they will quit without big pay rise

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

RAAC: No colleges forced to delay start of term, says AoC

Confirmed cases of some colleges with dangerous concrete, but no ‘significant’ closures

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted ‘outstanding’ hat-trick for Premier League apprenticeship provider

‘Ambitious’ Football Association Premier League Limited praised for ‘high expectations’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
WorldSkills

EuroSkills 2023: Well wishes pour out for Team UK ahead of Poland competition

Team UK’s 20 competitors will compete in Gdańsk next week

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Three new deputy FE commissioners join Legrave 

Former college principals are among the appointees

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen