Higher education, Training Providers

Trainee teachers dumped in cafes and shops for work placements 

Applied Business Academy liquidated before facing ‘significant penalties’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ blow for newcomer to care home manager training

Franhen Consultancy’s apprenticeship funding contract now hangs in the balance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

AQA buys Construction EPA Company

Exam body expands further into vocational training space

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Revealed: £302m college condition allocations

DfE also dishes out additional £20m to Leeds and Greater Manchester to help manage student population surge

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
AI

AI tool for electronics teaching developed by ex-IfATE board member

The tool was funded through a competition for AI tools that could save teachers time

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK names squad for Shanghai 2026

Over 80 students and apprentices will undergo intense training to prepare for WorldSkills Shanghai

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Adult education, Devolution

‘Back door devolution’ as 11 councils get extra procurement powers

But not all councils are aware of the DfE’s plans

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read

Attending to the problem

Exclusive data reveals student absenteeism has got worse across further education since the Covid lockdowns – but colleges are…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills bootcamps

Bootcamp provider in whistleblower probe collapses

‘I’m not one of these cowboys who treat people like dirt’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Joyce’s interim replacement at Ofsted revealed

Senior skills inspector steps into FE deputy director role temporarily

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
T Levels

DfE revises 2023-24 T Level pass rates

Updated analysis also reveals league table of T Level results at provider level for first time

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel