Apprenticeships Exclusive Most adult apprentices continue English and maths after exemption 60% of on-programme 19+ apprentices are carrying on with functional skills study Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges Colleges seek merger to capitalise on devolution ‘Powerful’ new group to be created next July Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Adult education Hasta la Prevista as training provider suffers liquidation The company was sold to an employee ownership trust four years ago Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges National 16-19 funding rate boosted to £5,105 in 2025-26 Rates for T Levels, disadvantaged and English and maths funding are also rising Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo News Free meals extended to all from universal credit households Scheme to be expanded for 2026-27 academic year FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Colleges Deputy Jones to succeed CEO Booth at Luminate Change in leadership at major college group will happen in the new year Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Colleges Principal of cash-strapped college to retire Decade-serving boss says decision to leave Hampshire college was ‘not made lightly’ Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo News FE inquiry: College designations, postcode lotteries and student poverty Sector leaders make the case for reclassifying SEND colleges, student maintenance support and avoiding dangerous devolution FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Apprenticeships, Ofsted SeaRegs Training makes waves with first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Plymouth-based marine apprenticeship provider charts course to top rating Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Apprenticeships Phillipson: Scrapping level 7 apprenticeships won’t harm skills supply Education secretary also reveals application process for Technical Excellence Colleges to open this term Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Skills England, Skills reform Phillipson tells Skills England what to prioritise in first year New body told to produce annual skills assessment, ensure consistency of LSIPs and boost domestic workforce Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Adult education Bootcamp job interviews treated as ‘tick-box’ exercise, third year participants say Evaluation does however show ‘encouraging’ improvements in the programme Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Newer 1 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 835 Older Must read 16-19 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read 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… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
