Students It’s the good, the bat and the snugly this Volunteers’ Week Colleges showcase student community champions FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo 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 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo 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 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Colleges Colleges seek merger to capitalise on devolution ‘Powerful’ new group to be created next July Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Adult education Hasta la Prevista as training provider suffers liquidation The company was sold to an employee ownership trust four years ago Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo 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 7mo Billy Camden 7mo News Free meals extended to all from universal credit households Scheme to be expanded for 2026-27 academic year FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Colleges Deputy Jones to succeed CEO Booth at Luminate Change in leadership at major college group will happen in the new year Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges Principal of cash-strapped college to retire Decade-serving boss says decision to leave Hampshire college was ‘not made lightly’ Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo 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 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Apprenticeships, Ofsted SeaRegs Training makes waves with first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Plymouth-based marine apprenticeship provider charts course to top rating Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo 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 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Newer 1 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo