Ofsted Ofsted deputy chief Matthew Coffey to retire The former FE teacher will leave the watchdog next month FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Sponsored post Sponsored Confidence, curiosity, and connection: How colleges are building learners for life Acting as the bridge between school and adulthood for many young people, colleges play a powerful role in shaping… Advertorial 4mo Pearson 4mo Ofsted New Ofsted inspection process is FE sector’s ‘chance to shine’, says Oliver Watchdog also reveals it will publish first report cards in batches ‘so no one feels exposed’ Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges Finalists revealed for 2025 Good for Me Good for FE awards Judges have selected 25 college staff, students and projects for this year’s awards FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo FE workforce UCU ballot results: 32 colleges vote to strike over pay and workload Pay deals were agreed at a further 17 colleges during the ballot window Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Skills reform LSIPs 2.0: Colleges and universities told to pool intelligence New guidance builds on white paper pledge for ‘more coherent’ post-16 pathways Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Colleges Colleges take £20m slice of OfS capital funding 134 colleges awarded one fifth of £92m pot to ‘address the government’s industrial strategy and priority sectors’ Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Training Providers Performance Through People bought by chamber of commerce ‘Business-as-usual’ after training provider deal is announced Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Colleges South Devon job cuts turned college finances to ‘small surplus’ The college’s reserves have been ‘depleted’ to pay for capital costs due to low income in recent years Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Colleges Newbury College considers merger after FE Commissioner intervention Decision to be made on the college’s future this spring Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Colleges, Long read Long read Inside Karen Redhead’s battle to rebuild West London College ‘Not for the faint-hearted’: How Redhead pulled her college back from the brink Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Young people Milburn must ‘join the dots’ to help NEETs Experts urge independent review to ‘break down the policy silos’ Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3h Josh Mellor 3h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
