Colleges, Students

A third of colleges reported a death by suicide in past year, survey finds

Leaders call for more support through Labour’s new children’s wellbeing bill

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
WorldSkills 2024

Watch live: WorldSkills 2024 opening ceremony

Cheer on Team UK as they fly the flag alongside mainstage performances and an address from President Macron at…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

Revealed: The three candidates for education committee chair

Two former children’s minister and disability rights campaigner compete for influential job

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
WorldSkills 2024

WorldSkills 2028 host country revealed

Delegates at the WorldSkills general assembly have voted on who to host the 2028 competition – with Japan winning…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
WorldSkills 2024

Team UK land in Lyon for WorldSkills

FE Week is on location in Lyon as members of Team UK make final preparations for a week of…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Long read, Skills reform

Can Skills England really fix our broken skills system?

Labour quango Skills England has a mission to boost growth by fixing skills gaps, but how can it swerve the…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill


Ofsted

Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time

The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools’ profiles

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

BTEC review terms kept secret despite transparency pleas

Publishing the terms of its review could have a ‘corrosive’ effect on good government, the DfE argues

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Coffey with Camden: Spilling the beans on Ofsted reforms

A Q&A with the inspectorate’s COO

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Students

Twice as many students suspended in colleges since Covid

Never-before-seen data reveals the scale of exclusions and suspensions in FE

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Training Providers

Private provider’s bankruptcy leaves north east IoT £3m out of pocket

The DfE and liquidators are staying tight-lipped over whether high-tech equipment is recoverable

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform, Young people

Wave 3 T Level contracts set to more than double in value

Government continues to respond to affordability concerns from awarding bodies

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

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