News Free meals extended to all from universal credit households Scheme to be expanded for 2026-27 academic year FE Week Reporter 9mo FE Week Reporter 9mo Colleges Deputy Jones to succeed CEO Booth at Luminate Change in leadership at major college group will happen in the new year Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Colleges Principal of cash-strapped college to retire Decade-serving boss says decision to leave Hampshire college was ‘not made lightly’ Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo 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 9mo FE Week Reporter 9mo Apprenticeships, Ofsted SeaRegs Training makes waves with first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Plymouth-based marine apprenticeship provider charts course to top rating Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo 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 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Skills reform Phillipson tells Skills England what to prioritise in first year New body told to produce annual skills assessment, ensure consistency of LSIPs and boost domestic workforce Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Adult education Bootcamp job interviews treated as ‘tick-box’ exercise, third year participants say Evaluation does however show ‘encouraging’ improvements in the programme Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo FE workforce Seven findings from DfE’s third FE workforce data release Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24 Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Colleges Burnley College principal officially suspended Karen Buchanan is under ‘ongoing investigation’ Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Apprenticeships, Skills reform Nine in ten level 7 apprentices will be ineligible for funding, new figures reveal Under-22s, who can still be funded, made up 11 per cent of level 7 apprenticeship starts last year Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo News IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets The government faces tough choices about how to spread likely funding reductions Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Newer 1 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 848 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
