Colleges New principal takes the helm at ‘outstanding’ London college Incoming boss Marta Gajewska vows to ‘keep raising the bar’ FE Week Reporter 8mo FE Week Reporter 8mo 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 8mo Billy Camden 8mo 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 8mo Ruth Lucas 8mo 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 8mo Billy Camden 8mo 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 8mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 8mo News Members revealed for white working-class kids inquiry Union leaders and two former education secretaries to lead group investigating issue Ruth Lucas 8mo Ruth Lucas 8mo 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 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo 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 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Colleges MP criticises college group after another campus sale WCG has now closed two sites since it merged in 2016 Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo 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 9mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 9mo 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 9mo Joshua Mellor and Freddie Whittaker 9mo 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 9mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 9mo Newer 1 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 6h Josh Mellor 6h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
