News

Rapid Covid-19 tests to be rolled out in all colleges from January

Rapid-result coronavirus tests will be rolled out to all secondary schools and colleges across England from January, the government…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Government called on to ‘urgently’ set out January exam adaptations

The government must “urgently” set out the exam adaptations that can be used by an estimated 130,000 students sitting…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Feature, News

‘We will not be the same because of this’: How colleges coped with Covid

After a gruelling first term, college staff spill the beans on how they have dealt with a period in…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Ofsted reveals key findings from final FE interim visits

Ofsted has today published a summary of what they found during their final “interim visits” of colleges and training…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE demand all FE providers publish their ‘remote education offer’

This evening the Department for Education has published guidance on remote education. Click here. FE providers have until 18…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

High-profile FE figure sees companies go bust amid ESFA investigations

A chain of large training providers run by a well-known entrepreneur has collapsed amid a government investigation into their…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


News

Second pilot phase of skills boot camps launched ahead of national rollout

The government’s skills “boot camps” have moved into their second pilot phase ahead of plans for a countrywide rollout…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News, Sponsored post

New polling shows Gen Z and adults want a choice of learning options

The careers and skills landscapes were changing before 2020 – and, as with so many things, the pandemic has accelerated this. The make-up…

Victoria Boyle
Victoria Boyle
News

DfE reveals why college bailout deals are kept secret

The government has said the names of colleges receiving emergency cash support must be kept a secret so as…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Behind the news: How a company illegally marketed a 14-day ‘apprenticeship’, and what happened next

As most in the sector will know, calling a training programme an “apprenticeship” if it is not government-backed became…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

£125m promised FE funding delayed

Promised investment in skills training has been questioned after FE Week discovered £125 million of FE funding has been…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Former exams firm boss set to be new Ofqual chief

A former exams company chief executive is set to replace Dame Glenys Stacey as the chief regulator at Ofqual,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel