Prison education ‘Devastating’ prison education cuts will fuel reoffending, warns chief inspector Many prisoners return to causing ‘mayhem’ in their community after their release Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Colleges Exclusive Principals scratch their heads over new improvement teams FE leaders warn Labour’s regional improvement teams risk duplicating oversight already performed by the FE Commissioner Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Colleges Weston freed of ‘traumatic’ NTI – but finance probe continues College out of intervention after strengthening governance procedures Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s special payments to providers after funding blunder Wheels in motion for convoy of claims after unprecedented payouts Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges, Skills reform Skills England urged to confront government on FE funding Joint AoC and UUK report also calls for ‘excessive’ competition to be challenged Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Colleges LSEC reveals civic rebrand London academies and college group unveils new umbrella brand to ’emphasise role as anchor institution’ FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Ofsted ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised Watchdog urges leaders not to ‘spend limited resources’ on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars John Dickens 4mo John Dickens 4mo Apprenticeships Lindsay Conroy appointed Association of Apprentices CEO The former UCAS apprenticeships lead will replace Emily Rock FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Training Providers ITPs face automatic ‘inadequate’ financial rating for late accounts DfE urged to take proportionate approach to financial health rating punishment Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Adult education, Skills reform 10-year adult ed rescue plan would boost economy by £22bn, says L&W New report calls for tripling level 2 and 3 achievements and expanded lifelong learning entitlement Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Apprenticeships, Politics Badenoch: I’ll double apprenticeships budget by slashing uni degrees Leader of the opposition would reintroduce student number controls for ‘poor quality’ uni courses to fund apprenticeship boost Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Colleges £31k FE teacher training bursaries to continue in 2026-27 Experts say bursaries are ‘very effective for recruiting more teachers and retaining additional teachers long-term’ amid Labour’s 6.5k pledge Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Newer 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
