Skills reform Skills England board members revealed Leaders from colleges, training providers, businesses, trade unions and local government have made the list FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Level 7 apprenticeship funding to be axed from January 2026 DfE also announces ‘priority’ bootcamp funding for next year and confirms apprenticeship budget increase to over £3bn Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Sponsored post Sponsored Reshaping the New Green Skills Landscape The UK government is embarking on a transformative journey to reshape its skills landscape, placing a significant emphasis on… Advertorial 10mo Sabre Rigs & Green Skills Solutions 10mo FE workforce UCU members greenlight national strike ballot Motions on national action and deficit budgets passed overwhelmingly Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Adult education, Training Providers Days of DfE adult ed procurement could be over The department hasn’t ruled out taking an ‘alternative commissioning approach’ to the current contract Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo FE workforce, Teaching UCU Congress preview: Lecturers to vote on national strike ballot Tackling ‘excessive’ principal pay and abolishing Ofsted also due to be debated Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Young people Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’ Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges, Training Providers Acland-Hood: I was wrong about our FE probe policy The DfE still hasn’t released the findings of hundreds of investigations into FE providers Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Apprenticeships Foundation apprenticeships off to a shaky start New programmes ‘blur lines’ with level 2 apprenticeships and miss popular youth sectors Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Apprenticeships L2 admin assistant standard awaiting ed sec funding approval Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Prison education Let more prisoners work or train, says sentencing review Ex justice secretary recommends using AI to help prisoners with probation and education advice Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo News Phillipson adds £190m to 16-19 funding rise Funding rates for 16-19 education will rise even further in September, with extra funds earmarked for staff recruitment and… Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Newer 1 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 854 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
