Adult education New ERBs needed following devolution shake-up £6.3 million available for 39 ERBs next year Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Colleges Exam picket line over cuts at ‘second chances’ sixth form The sixth form’s new management say cutting A-Levels will improve its ‘inadequate’ achievement rate Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Colleges Exclusive Principal pay surges past £200k for 71 colleges Analysis shows highest paid bosses in the college sector Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Colleges FE Commissioner: Beware of ‘hero’ principals and ‘dominant’ chairs Natspec’s annual conference also hears that the future of post-19 EHCPs ‘has not been agreed’ ahead of major SEND… Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Adult education ‘Wonderful’: DfE simplifies residency rules for adult learners New residency rules come into effect from August 1 Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Apprenticeships Long read Marples trial: ‘Resentful’ funding agency ‘spooked’ 3aaa buyer Two days of cross-examination of ex-apprenticeships boss ends with revelation he ‘drafted’ expert’s statements Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden and James Sharp 10mo FE workforce College lecturers, leaders and teams among 93 Pearson National Teaching Awards silver winners ‘Extraordinary impact’ of 93 finalists announced on national Thank a Teacher Day FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Inclusion Urgently set out plans to avoid SEND deficits ‘cliff-edge’, MPs tell DfE Senior MP warns ‘lack of action’ suggests government is ‘comfortable with the current state of affairs’ Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo News Long read ‘Wait for the fireworks’: Marples vs DfE trial begins Day one sees email revelations, claims of ‘non-existent powers’ and the first witness take the stand Billy Camden 10mo James Sharp and Billy Camden 10mo Apprenticeships Cap online learning for apprentices, says social mobility charity Sutton Trust claims apprenticeship system is ‘riddled with poor quality training’ Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Colleges Government ends college decarbonisation grants scheme Programme to lower college energy bills will not be awarding any more grants, it has been confirmed Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo News King’s Birthday Honours 2025: Ex-ESFA CEO Peter Lauener knighted More than 20 people with links to FE recognised including an OBE for former principal Verity Hancock Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Newer 1 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 854 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 8h Josh Mellor 8h 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
