News Free meals extended to all from universal credit households Scheme to be expanded for 2026-27 academic year FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Colleges Deputy Jones to succeed CEO Booth at Luminate Change in leadership at major college group will happen in the new year Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Colleges Principal of cash-strapped college to retire Decade-serving boss says decision to leave Hampshire college was ‘not made lightly’ Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo News FE inquiry: College designations, postcode lotteries and student poverty Sector leaders make the case for reclassifying SEND colleges, student maintenance support and avoiding dangerous devolution FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Apprenticeships, Ofsted SeaRegs Training makes waves with first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Plymouth-based marine apprenticeship provider charts course to top rating Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Apprenticeships Phillipson: Scrapping level 7 apprenticeships won’t harm skills supply Education secretary also reveals application process for Technical Excellence Colleges to open this term Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Skills reform Phillipson tells Skills England what to prioritise in first year New body told to produce annual skills assessment, ensure consistency of LSIPs and boost domestic workforce Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Adult education Bootcamp job interviews treated as ‘tick-box’ exercise, third year participants say Evaluation does however show ‘encouraging’ improvements in the programme Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo FE workforce Seven findings from DfE’s third FE workforce data release Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24 Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Colleges Burnley College principal officially suspended Karen Buchanan is under ‘ongoing investigation’ Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Apprenticeships, Skills reform Nine in ten level 7 apprentices will be ineligible for funding, new figures reveal Under-22s, who can still be funded, made up 11 per cent of level 7 apprenticeship starts last year Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo News IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets The government faces tough choices about how to spread likely funding reductions Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Newer 1 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 854 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
