News DWP promises careers service merger plan ‘by April’ The DWP has responded to calls for clarity over a merger of careers advice with jobcentres Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Colleges Exclusive Colleges halt construction enrolments as demand hits the roof Waiting lists found in all eight industrial strategy priority sectors, colleges report Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Ofsted Exclusive IoTs quit after spotlight shifts to new TECs Ministers recently reversed plans to wind down the institutes altogether, it is understood Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Adult education Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2025 10 winners have been announced celebrating London’s most inspirational adult learners, organisations, tutors and employers FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo Colleges Razey returns: DfE announces three new deputy FE commissioners All three will serve under new FE Commissioner Ellen Thinnesen Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Sponsored post Sponsored A Decade of Impact: Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards Celebrate 10 Years of Inspiring Change at Landmark London Event Friday 7th November 2025 – Over 700 guests gathered at the Hilton London Metropole for the 10th annual Multicultural… Advertorial 5mo Pearson 5mo Colleges Statutory Prevent duty led to ‘over-reporting’ of referrals in colleges, review finds Independent commission into counterterrorism slams high rate of ‘unnecessary’ Prevent referrals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Apprenticeships Degree apprenticeships less accessible to disadvantaged young people than Russell Group unis Research reignites warnings that the route risks becoming ‘another middle-class preserve’ Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Colleges, FE workforce Sixth form college teachers accept 4% pay rise Pay award goes ‘some way’ to correcting fallout with non-academised teachers earlier this year, says NEU Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Colleges NHS’ Hadfield to chair Weston as college’s condition improves Health service’s apprenticeships lead will lead governing board as college moves out of intervention Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Ofsted Revealed: New Ofsted triggers for college intervention Leadership changes could be enforced if local skills needs are not met, according to refreshed guidance Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Colleges Private ’targeted support’ to replace public college intervention in ‘most cases’ The DfE hopes new intervention teams will improve outcomes for 70,000 students Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Newer 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 854 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
