Colleges

Teacher ‘forced out’ after racism rumours spread

Tribunal finds lecturer turned students against teacher with ‘fabricated’ racism remarks

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, ESFA

Former apprenticeship boss avoids director ban

‘Errors’ in funding claims did not make the director unfit to run a company, a judge ruled

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
WorldSkills

Team UK to showcase new talents at Worldskills Shanghai

WorldSkills UK to revive three competitions for 2026 contest in China

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read
Colleges, Funding

No extra cash means no extra students, colleges warn

Some colleges will have to turn students away without additional growth funding, says AoC

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Funding, T Levels

DfE: Funding ‘unprecedented’ extra students this year is ‘unaffordable’

But top 16-19 funding base rate will surpass £5k in September

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen


Colleges

College unfairly dismissed managers ‘pressured’ over provision for principal’s relative

Judge finds no evidence behind safeguarding allegations used to suspend managers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Third ‘outstanding’ for London Catholic sixth form college

St Dominic’s Sixth Form College awarded top marks for ‘outstanding’ progress from students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Devolution, Students

Mayor launches £100 per week payments for net zero students

One principal said the scheme has create ‘quite the buzz’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills bootcamps

Global firm’s coding bootcamps secures high Ofsted praise

CEO hails ‘significant milestone’ for Code Institute Ltd

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

DfE begins search for next FE Commissioner

Shelagh Legrave’s replacement will get small salary boost

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Inclusion, WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK EDI heroes 2025 revealed

Nine awards for outstanding individuals, institutions and initiatives that break down barriers to technical training have been announced

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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Colleges, 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…

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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…

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Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

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Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel