Colleges Burnham boosts cash to solve FE capacity crisis Projections suggest thousands of extra places will be needed for 17 and 18-year-olds in the next three years Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Colleges College planning to axe 100 staff faces strike ‘Critical’ exam season to be impacted as union members prepare to walk out for 3 days Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Ofsted, SEND ‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed Jack Dyson 6mo Jack Dyson 6mo SEND Parents win payout after council SEND transport failure Derby City Council agrees to pay over £4,000 to families for ‘impractical’ offer Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Students It’s the good, the bat and the snugly this Volunteers’ Week Colleges showcase student community champions FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Colleges Teacher sacked in trans-student name row can appeal Tribunal case highlights urgency for ‘definitive’ national policy on gender identity for colleges Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo 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 Newer 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 839 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
