Young people

Mayor launches £100 per week payments for net zero students

One principal said the scheme has create ‘quite the buzz’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Global firm’s coding bootcamps secures high Ofsted praise

CEO hails ‘significant milestone’ for Code Institute Ltd

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

DfE begins search for next FE Commissioner

Shelagh Legrave’s replacement will get small salary boost

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Inclusion, WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK EDI heroes 2025 revealed

Nine awards for outstanding individuals, institutions and initiatives that break down barriers to technical training have been announced

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Young people

Payments fail to solve T Level work placement problem

Latest incentive scheme flops as training providers hand back nearly £4 million

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Searching for a hire power

High vacancy rates continue to blight FE, with courses scrapped and agency costs soaring. We examine teacher recruitment problems…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill


Politics, Skills reform

Trott leads charge against IfATE bill in the Commons

Attacks on Skills England’s proximity to ministers and lack of accountability to parliament also came from Labour benches

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

‘Outstanding’ grade upheld for engineering ITP

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited receives top marks for the second time in a row

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Ofsted

Joyce quits Ofsted for college leadership role

The watchdog’s FE chief is ‘delighted’ to join a midlands college leadership team in the summer

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Providers denied in-year adult ed growth cash

The government claims devolution and high delivery rates this year mean it has less funding to spare

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Car-crash Ofsted report for motor industry trainer

New owners got the Ofsted call nearly two months after taking over online apprenticeship provider

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen