News Exclusive DfE’s skills boss moves to schools brief Julia Kinniburgh’s director general for skills role will be filled temporarily by DfE director Sinead O’Sullivan Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Sponsored post Sponsored How Eduqas GCSE English Language is turning the page on ‘I’m never going to pass’ “A lot of learners come to us thinking ‘I’m rubbish at English, and I’m never going to pass’,” says… Advertorial 4w Eduqas 4w T Levels Accrediting TQs will strengthen ‘long-term credibility’ of T Levels, Ofqual proposes Regulator opens consultation to bring back accreditation powers Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Colleges £23m expansion of edtech and AI pilot Pilot to launch in September, and to involve primary, secondary and further education settings across England Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w News IFS: 16-18 funding needs extra £150m by 2028 to maintain real-terms spending Limitations in the post-16 white paper, college deficits and pressures from student numbers, staff retention and SEND needs all… Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Colleges Ministers urge colleges to expand overseas New international education strategy vows to cut red tape to ‘diversify income’ Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Politics Education questions January 2026: Live blog Follow live updates as Bridget Phillipson and her education ministers take questions from MPs in the House of Commons Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w News PeopleCert opens investigation into ‘conduct’ of City & Guilds execs Exams regulator Ofqual also ‘monitoring developments’ at the awarding giant following its controversial sale Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Ofsted Exclusive HGV trainer’s route to an ‘exceptional’ grade First provider to get top grade under new Ofsted framework says inspections are tougher, fairer and more human Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges Disabled lecturer wins £177k discrimination payout The college’s failure to take action against two staff members cost it an extra £5,000 Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Sponsored post Sponsored Fragmentation in FE: tackling the problem of disjointed tech, with OneAdvanced Education Further education has always been a place where people make complexity work through dedication and ingenuity. Colleges and apprenticeship… Advertorial 1mo OneAdvanced 1mo SEND College teachers part of £200m SEND training scheme A ‘comprehensive’ new package of training is hoped to ‘upskill all staff in every school, college and nursery’ Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 847 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 7d Jessica Hill 7d 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 16-19 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 Qualifications 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
