Colleges FE Commissioner tells ‘inadequate’ college to rebuild reputation The Cumbrian college is weighing up whether to remain standalone or merge amid falling student numbers Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo FE workforce Meeting 6.5k pledge will still lead to college teacher shortfall, NAO warns DfE called out for being unclear on how manifesto recruitment target will be split across education amid rising FE… Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo EuroSkills 2025 Team UK for EuroSkills 2025 announced The UK’s best will head to Herning, Denmark to compete later this year Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Careers, Young people ‘Short-sighted’: DfE controversially cuts ASK careers scheme funding Providers say the programme has helped thousands of young people understand their career options Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges South west colleges reignite merger talks Governors hope to sign off on the Devon merger in November FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Ofsted Eureka! Science trainer given Ofsted’s highest grade Inspectorate full of praise for 500 learner-strong Birmingham-based provider’s curriculum and teaching Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Adult education Only builder bootcamps extended as scheme dismantled Local leaders in some parts of the country will continue bootcamps for other sectors Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo News Safety trainer BSC fined for anti-fraud failures ‘Long running, repeated and systemic failures’ related to CSCS cards exposed Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Young people T Levels will hit sustainable levels ‘by 2029’ DfE officials ‘confident’ of hitting new forecasts after huge shortfall in early years of the qualification’s rollout Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 10mo Sponsored post Sponsored Screening for the cognitive needs of apprentices is essential – does it matter if the process is engaging? Engagement should be the first priority in cognitive assessment. An engaging assessment is an inclusive assessment — when cognitive… Advertorial 10mo aptem. 10mo Apprenticeships Replace level 2s with foundation apprenticeships, says report Uni VC claims ‘many’ level 2 apprenticeships have ‘not offered high-quality training, nor been sufficiently accessible to potential learners’ Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Newer 1 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo