Apprenticeships Long read Marples trial: ‘Resentful’ funding agency ‘spooked’ 3aaa buyer Two days of cross-examination of ex-apprenticeships boss ends with revelation he ‘drafted’ expert’s statements Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and James Sharp 5mo 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 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo 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 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo 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 5mo James Sharp and Billy Camden 5mo Apprenticeships Cap online learning for apprentices, says social mobility charity Sutton Trust claims apprenticeship system is ‘riddled with poor quality training’ Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo WorldSkills UK 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 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Colleges, Skills reform How to become a technical excellence college Eligibility criteria include ratings for teaching quality, financial health and construction credentials Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Colleges, Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating during Ramadan sparks complaint Apprenticeship provider questions watchdog’s ‘lack of cultural sensitivity’ after March inspection Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 831 Older Must read 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 6d Shane Chowen 6d Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Qualifications Exclusive 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
