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 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Colleges LSEC reveals civic rebrand London academies and college group unveils new umbrella brand to ’emphasise role as anchor institution’ FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo 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 5mo John Dickens 5mo Apprenticeships Lindsay Conroy appointed Association of Apprentices CEO The former UCAS apprenticeships lead will replace Emily Rock FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo Training Providers ITPs face automatic ‘inadequate’ financial rating for late accounts DfE urged to take proportionate approach to financial health rating punishment Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ apprenticeship provider accuses Ofsted of creating ‘state of fear’ The firm unsuccessfully contested the rating Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Colleges, Long read Investigation To pay or not to pay? The ‘divisive’ question of college governor remuneration Relying on unpaid volunteers to hold college executive teams to account is either an important matter of principle or… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Colleges More than half of Turing trips turned down The government also underspent its budget despite a one-third cut Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Colleges UCU launches England-wide college strike ballot The Association of Colleges says the union’s 10 per cent pay rise demand is unaffordable Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Newer 1 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
