WorldSkills UK Exclusive UK withdraws entries from WorldSkills after DfE grant cut The Education and Training Foundation and the Careers and Enterprise Company have also been told to economise Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Apprenticeships Skills chiefs in court for Marples v DfE battle List of witnesses revealed as days count down to high-profile legal battle Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 10mo Jessica Hill 10mo Colleges, Skills reform How to become a technical excellence college Eligibility criteria include ratings for teaching quality, financial health and construction credentials Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Colleges, Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating during Ramadan sparks complaint Apprenticeship provider questions watchdog’s ‘lack of cultural sensitivity’ after March inspection Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo 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 10mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 10mo 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 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Colleges Turing Scheme funding cut by 29%, DfE reveals £78 million made available for extended year of Turing scheme Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Ofsted Exclusive 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 10mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 10mo 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 10mo Jack Dyson 10mo Colleges, Ofsted Cambridge sixth form college scores Ofsted ‘outstanding’ hat-trick Inspectors praise ‘exceptional’ teaching and high attendance Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Teaching FE providers wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’ Pilot to build ‘evidence base’ on impact of workload-cutting tech Jack Dyson 10mo Jack Dyson 10mo Newer 1 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 854 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
