Awarding

FAB elects Tim Bennett-Hart as next chair

He will succeed Charlotte Bosworth on February 10 – and will be joined by Kelle McQuade as vice chair

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Disadvantaged apprentices more likely to drop out, researchers find

New study also warns of a ‘wage penalty’ associated with apprenticeship withdrawals

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics

DWP questions January 2026: live blog

Live updates from ministers taking questions in Parliament

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Bootcamp cuts as DWP switches to ‘budget-led’ funding

One local authority called the allocation methodology ‘perverse’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Sixth form pay clash ends at Capital City College

Teachers have been on strike for 19 days this academic year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Employer fears spread over apprenticeship ‘streamlining’

Ministers vow to work ‘intensively with business on the right balance’ as they stress that no decisions have been…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Ofsted

DfE civil servant named as Ofsted’s new post-16 lead

Former apprenticeships and teacher training lead moves to inspectorate

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

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
Shane Chowen
Sponsored post

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…

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Awarding, Young people

Accrediting TQs will strengthen ‘long-term credibility’ of T Levels, Ofqual proposes

Regulator opens consultation to bring back accreditation powers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
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
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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
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