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12 August 2026

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Government blocks Reform mayor’s residency rule change for adult education

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Eden College fights to keep adult learner loan contract after ‘urgent improvement’ rating

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A day in the life of a WorldSkills expert

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Construction applicants hit brick wall as demand overwhelms colleges

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NCFE cuts apprenticeship assessor workforce as EPA reforms bite
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‘Exceptional’ Exeter Uni praised for ‘fundamentally reshaped’ apprenticeships
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Ofqual fines awarding body for allowing colleges to investigate themselves
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Skills weighting doubled for major public contracts

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‘Exceptional’ Ofsted result for BAE Systems

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Missing records thwart evaluation of covid tuition fund

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EAL hit with record £150k apprenticeship assessment fine

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First college hit with Ofsted safeguarding ‘not met’ judgment faces intervention

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Hull council education arm fails Ofsted safeguarding standards

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Powell hires Get Further boss as special adviser
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Mayors to take control of 16-19 funding
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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge
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Colleges hit hard as high-cost HE funding withdrawn
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Government blocks Reform mayor’s residency rule change for adult education

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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge

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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?

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FE leaders drop their requests into Burnham’s in-tray

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Waite and see… Get Further boss and her insights on Powell and Milburn
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Trethewey guides AQA into the vocational skills landscape
9 Jul 2026 | Long read
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‘Bradford’s proper sexy’: The honey badger who transformed a college
25 Jun 2026 | Colleges
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What would Andy Burnham in Number 10 mean for FE?
19 Jun 2026 | Politics