Colleges, Politics IFS: £300m boost only delivers real-terms FE funding freeze Demographic bulge, inflation, pay gap, high staff turnover and labour market demands creating ‘perfect storm’ for colleges Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Adult education AoC: Immigration charge on businesses should fund ESOL £2.1 billion from employer tax should readdress decline in ESOL funding, new report recommends Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News Exclusive SFCA drops judicial review after reaching pay ‘agreement’ with DfE Sixth form college pay offer increases but strikes continue after union rejects the offer that is still ‘inferior’ to… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges ESFA chief David Withey to become college principal He will lead a college in the south west when the agency closes in March Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y News Lifetime lines up high street deals for ‘Big Apprenticeship Thank You’ Retailers and restaurants will offer discounts for ‘The Big Apprenticeship Thank You’ FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Ofsted Ofsted chief faces new year committee grilling Sir Martyn Oliver to face MPs over progress in addressing coroner’s concerns following death of Ruth Perry Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y News New year honours 2025: Who got what in FE and skills? College leaders, governors and a leading apprenticeships researcher among 19 recognised Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y News Former union chief Bousted made a Baroness Mary Bousted will sit on the red benches as a Labour life peer FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Inclusion MPs launch inquiry to find SEND solutions The education select committee want solutions that will fix the broken SEND system and improve outcomes Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Ofsted Ofsted to trial ‘new inspection approach’ in January Ofsted also published its first update on Big Listen actions Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Adult education Bootcamps: Providers ‘pushed’ to prioritise job-ready learners Demanding targets failed to take into account learners who were further from the job market Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Ofsted ‘Herculean team effort’ lands top Ofsted marks for Suffolk college Inspectors praise social mobility focus in grade 1 report Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 854 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 16h Josh Mellor 16h 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
