FE workforce

Government promises details of 6,500-teacher manifesto pledge

DfE will publish a full delivery plan by December

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Report cards: Q&A with Ofsted national director Lee Owston

One of Ofsted’s most senior officials speaks about FE’s new inspection regime, a month before it comes into force

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

UCU’s 76-college hit list shocks principals

Unions demand 10 per cent pay rise and national pay bargaining or face formal disputes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Sponsored post

Project power: ASDAN expands its qualifications portfolio

From 2026, ASDAN’s planned Foundation and Higher Project Qualifications will sit alongside its Extended Project Qualification[CM1] , creating a complete…

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Apprenticeships

Multiverse leads rivals with stellar apprenticeship revenue haul

Blair’s provider rocketed up the ranks in 2023-24, while Paragon entered the top 10, new data shows

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Prison education

No improvement for education of young offenders

Most institutions are stuck in a ‘vicious cycle’ of isolation and frustration

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


Ofsted

Ofsted launches search for new post-16 and skills boss

Permanent replacement for Paul Joyce will join watchdog after inspection reform rollout

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform, Young people

FE ‘engine’ running on fumes as MPs call for funding and pay reforms

Education committee makes 40+ wide-ranging recommendations concluding its future of FE inquiry

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, FE workforce

UCU puts 76 colleges on notice over pay and workloads

Principals have until October 3 to agree a 10 per cent pay award or face formal trade disputes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Long read

The other King’s college

Jessica Hill visits King Charles’ Dumfries House and Highgrove House estates where the King’s Foundation teaches heritage courses ranging…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

NEETs top McFadden’s DWP skills agenda

The work and pensions secretary wants jobcentres to offer training as a ‘springboard to better futures’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
EuroSkills 2025

Debrief from Denmark

Team UK brought six medals home from Denmark

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen