Colleges Five defence technical excellence colleges to open by 2026 A package of defence initiatives also includes an apprenticeship clearing system and skills passports Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Politics Reshuffle: 15 facts about new education ministers Three MPs from the class of ’24 have joined the education ministerial team – here’s what you need to… FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo Colleges Colleges reclaim £2.8m ahead of landmark VAT case The outcome of an appeal case next year could cost colleges millions Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Colleges Don’t return to ‘punitive’ intervention, colleges tell new FE Commissioner Reformed Ofsted inspections, college staff shortages and a new post-16 strategy face the new FE Commissioner Ellen Thinnesen Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Politics Reshuffle: Two-bosses Smith stays on skills McKinnell, Daby and Morgan out, Gould, Bailey and MacAlister in Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo EuroSkills 2025 Team UK on the start line for EuroSkills 2025 19 students and apprentices will compete in the European finals next week Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Politics Reshuffle: Skills brief to move out of DfE New ‘growth department’ expected to be created following Keir Starmer’s reshuffle Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Colleges DfE props up college merger with £7m grant Proposals to sell one of the new group’s campuses have also been met with dismay Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Colleges Revealed: Strode’s £5.75m subcontract scandal bill The clawback has now been inherited by a newly formed college group Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Colleges Exclusive Get on board and publish your minutes, FE Commissioner tells colleges FE Week audit finds half of colleges have not published governor minutes this year Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Ofqual New ‘honesty’ rules for awarding organisations kick in from December Awarding organisations required to act with honesty and integrity or face fines Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Devolution EMCCA’s adult skills cash released after legal bid is ditched But losing providers continue complaints that most winners are out-of-area Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Newer 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 844 Older Must read 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 16-19 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
