Ofsted Long read Ofsted overhaul: What you need to know about new-style inspections More grades and more data – Ofsted’s report cards confirmed FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Ofsted Ofsted tweaks colour-coded scale and FE graded areas But unions criticise ‘minor and cosmetic’ report card changes while an independent review warns ‘stress’ and ‘high stakes’ won’t… Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges Five defence technical excellence colleges to open by 2026 A package of defence initiatives also includes an apprenticeship clearing system and skills passports Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Politics Reshuffle: 15 facts about new education ministers Three MPs from the class of ’24 have joined the education ministerial team – here’s what you need to… FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Colleges Colleges reclaim £2.8m ahead of landmark VAT case The outcome of an appeal case next year could cost colleges millions Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges Don’t return to ‘punitive’ intervention, colleges tell new FE Commissioner Reformed Ofsted inspections, college staff shortages and a new post-16 strategy face the new FE Commissioner Ellen Thinnesen Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo Politics Reshuffle: Two-bosses Smith stays on skills McKinnell, Daby and Morgan out, Gould, Bailey and MacAlister in Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo EuroSkills 2025 Team UK on the start line for EuroSkills 2025 19 students and apprentices will compete in the European finals next week Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Politics Reshuffle: Skills brief to move out of DfE New ‘growth department’ expected to be created following Keir Starmer’s reshuffle Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges DfE props up college merger with £7m grant Proposals to sell one of the new group’s campuses have also been met with dismay Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges Revealed: Strode’s £5.75m subcontract scandal bill The clawback has now been inherited by a newly formed college group Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Colleges Exclusive Get on board and publish your minutes, FE Commissioner tells colleges FE Week audit finds half of colleges have not published governor minutes this year Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Newer 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
