Colleges, Skills reform

How to become a technical excellence college

Eligibility criteria include ratings for teaching quality, financial health and construction credentials

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating during Ramadan sparks complaint

Apprenticeship provider questions watchdog’s ‘lack of cultural sensitivity’ after March inspection

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

‘Reckless and ridiculous’: Ofsted’s report card plan delay slammed

Phillipson criticises ‘disappointing’ consultation response delay, while unions say report card roll-out now ‘nonsensical’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Spending review 2025: What the chancellor announced for FE and skills

‘Additional’ £1.2bn on its way as DfE vows to find at least 5% of savings and efficiencies

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Turing Scheme funding cut by 29%, DfE reveals

£78 million made available for extended year of Turing scheme

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Christine Gilbert set to be appointed Ofsted chair

Ofsted’s consultation response on its new report cards is also set to be delayed until September

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Colleges, Teaching

AI guidance for colleges: 9 key findings for leaders

Government toolkits say colleges should train staff on safe AI use and to spot deep-fakes

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Colleges, Ofsted

Cambridge sixth form college scores Ofsted ‘outstanding’ hat-trick

Inspectors praise ‘exceptional’ teaching and high attendance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Teaching

FE providers wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’

Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Devolve FE to ‘maximum possible extent’, MPs urge

Business and trade committee also wants national skills funding and policy transferred away from DfE

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Careers

First area chosen to trial new jobs and careers service ‘pathfinder’

West Yorkshire will test ‘personalised’ jobseeker support

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Burnham boosts cash to solve FE capacity crisis 

Projections suggest thousands of extra places will be needed for 17 and 18-year-olds in the next three years

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

Must read

Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
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
Young people

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