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 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Careers First area chosen to trial new jobs and careers service ‘pathfinder’ West Yorkshire will test ‘personalised’ jobseeker support Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo 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 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges College planning to axe 100 staff faces strike ‘Critical’ exam season to be impacted as union members prepare to walk out for 3 days Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Inclusion, Ofsted ‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed Jack Dyson 10mo Jack Dyson 10mo Inclusion Parents win payout after council SEND transport failure Derby City Council agrees to pay over £4,000 to families for ‘impractical’ offer Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Students It’s the good, the bat and the snugly this Volunteers’ Week Colleges showcase student community champions FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Colleges Teacher sacked in trans-student name row can appeal Tribunal case highlights urgency for ‘definitive’ national policy on gender identity for colleges Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Most adult apprentices continue English and maths after exemption 60% of on-programme 19+ apprentices are carrying on with functional skills study Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Colleges Colleges seek merger to capitalise on devolution ‘Powerful’ new group to be created next July Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Adult education Hasta la Prevista as training provider suffers liquidation The company was sold to an employee ownership trust four years ago Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges National 16-19 funding rate boosted to £5,105 in 2025-26 Rates for T Levels, disadvantaged and English and maths funding are also rising Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Newer 1 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 854 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 9h Josh Mellor 9h 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
