Skills reform Skills England board members revealed Leaders from colleges, training providers, businesses, trade unions and local government have made the list FE Week Reporter 9mo FE Week Reporter 9mo Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Level 7 apprenticeship funding to be axed from January 2026 DfE also announces ‘priority’ bootcamp funding for next year and confirms apprenticeship budget increase to over £3bn Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Sponsored post Sponsored Reshaping the New Green Skills Landscape The UK government is embarking on a transformative journey to reshape its skills landscape, placing a significant emphasis on… Advertorial 9mo Sabre Rigs & Green Skills Solutions 9mo FE workforce UCU members greenlight national strike ballot Motions on national action and deficit budgets passed overwhelmingly Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Adult education, Training Providers Days of DfE adult ed procurement could be over The department hasn’t ruled out taking an ‘alternative commissioning approach’ to the current contract Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo FE workforce, Teaching UCU Congress preview: Lecturers to vote on national strike ballot Tackling ‘excessive’ principal pay and abolishing Ofsted also due to be debated Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Young people Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’ Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Colleges, Training Providers Acland-Hood: I was wrong about our FE probe policy The DfE still hasn’t released the findings of hundreds of investigations into FE providers Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Apprenticeships Foundation apprenticeships off to a shaky start New programmes ‘blur lines’ with level 2 apprenticeships and miss popular youth sectors Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Apprenticeships L2 admin assistant standard awaiting ed sec funding approval Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Prison education Let more prisoners work or train, says sentencing review Ex justice secretary recommends using AI to help prisoners with probation and education advice Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo News Phillipson adds £190m to 16-19 funding rise Funding rates for 16-19 education will rise even further in September, with extra funds earmarked for staff recruitment and… Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Newer 1 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 848 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
