Prison education ‘Devastating’ prison education cuts will fuel reoffending, warns chief inspector Many prisoners return to causing ‘mayhem’ in their community after their release Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges Exclusive Principals scratch their heads over new improvement teams FE leaders warn Labour’s regional improvement teams risk duplicating oversight already performed by the FE Commissioner Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges Weston freed of ‘traumatic’ NTI – but finance probe continues College out of intervention after strengthening governance procedures Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s special payments to providers after funding blunder Wheels in motion for convoy of claims after unprecedented payouts Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo 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 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges LSEC reveals civic rebrand London academies and college group unveils new umbrella brand to ’emphasise role as anchor institution’ FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo 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 6mo John Dickens 6mo Apprenticeships Lindsay Conroy appointed Association of Apprentices CEO The former UCAS apprenticeships lead will replace Emily Rock FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Training Providers ITPs face automatic ‘inadequate’ financial rating for late accounts DfE urged to take proportionate approach to financial health rating punishment Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo 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 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo 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 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Newer 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 4h Josh Mellor 4h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
