Colleges, Young people DfE: Funding ‘unprecedented’ extra students this year is ‘unaffordable’ But top 16-19 funding base rate will surpass £5k in September Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges College unfairly dismissed managers ‘pressured’ over provision for principal’s relative Judge finds no evidence behind safeguarding allegations used to suspend managers Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Ofsted Third ‘outstanding’ for London Catholic sixth form college St Dominic’s Sixth Form College awarded top marks for ‘outstanding’ progress from students Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Young people Mayor launches £100 per week payments for net zero students One principal said the scheme has create ‘quite the buzz’ Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Adult education Global firm’s coding bootcamps secures high Ofsted praise CEO hails ‘significant milestone’ for Code Institute Ltd Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges DfE begins search for next FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave’s replacement will get small salary boost Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y 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 1y FE Week Reporter 1y 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 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 1y Jessica Hill 1y 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 1y Shane Chowen 1y 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 1y Anviksha Patel 1y 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 1y Shane Chowen 1y Newer 1 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 854 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 13h Josh Mellor 13h 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
