Colleges New principal takes the helm at ‘outstanding’ London college Incoming boss Marta Gajewska vows to ‘keep raising the bar’ FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE raids budgets to cover ‘landmark’ apprenticeships overspend Experts warn that further ‘trade-offs’ may need to be made in future Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Colleges, Skills reform Raising participation age to 18 had ‘limited impact’, study suggests But researchers say the policy has ‘untapped potential to expand learning opportunities’ as they call for a review Ruth Lucas 7mo Ruth Lucas 7mo Colleges, Skills reform Long read BTECs axe will cause huge ‘qualifications gap’, ministers warned Report claims key areas of the economy will be hit by scrapping ‘vital’ courses amid slow T Levels growth Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Ofsted Missed inspection targets and 5 more findings from Ofsted’s annual report Ofsted’s staff are also less happy this year, and turnover rates remain above civil service targets Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7mo News Members revealed for white working-class kids inquiry Union leaders and two former education secretaries to lead group investigating issue Ruth Lucas 7mo Ruth Lucas 7mo Adult education Legislation paves way for mayors to appoint ‘skills commissioners’ But combined authority leaders urged to be cautious in drawing more funding away from frontline delivery Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Colleges College staff scholarships announced to tackle antisemitism Long-awaited £7m training contract will also help colleges navigate ‘difficult’ conversations on Israel-Gaza conflict Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges MP criticises college group after another campus sale WCG has now closed two sites since it merged in 2016 Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo News Schools and colleges ‘need more funding’ to hit 2030 tech target ‘The lack of technology infrastructure is a problem’, says union Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7mo News DfE accounts 2025: Apprenticeship ‘failures’ and minister payouts revealed Report also shows a bumper pay rise for the DfE’s top boss and money paid to companies linked to… Billy Camden 7mo Joshua Mellor and Freddie Whittaker 7mo Awarding Ofqual probe finds exam extra time figures wrong for years ‘We are correcting the record as soon as possible’, regulator says Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 7mo Newer 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
