Colleges

Merger date set for mega south west college group

The new name of the combined institutions has also been revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Sudden closures hit Derbyshire adult education centres

Angry MP slams lack of public consultation

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Skills bootcamp provider scores top marks from Ofsted

The Curious Academy commended for supporting learners beyond the bootcamp

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Ellen Thinnesen named as new FE Commissioner

The Education Partnership North East CEO will take the reins from Shelagh Legrave in January

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
LSIPs, Skills reform

Results of LSIPs shake-up revealed

£6.3m dished out to 39 employer bodies to refresh local skills plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Prison education

‘Bleak existence’ at London young offender institute

15-18 year-olds locked up for 20 hours a day as inspectors warn education attendance levels would ‘never be acceptable’…

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


Ofsted

From playtime to party time: Nursery revels in ‘milestone’ Ofsted result

‘Outstanding’ judgments dished out across the board at Seymour House

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

Handover of £233m teachers’ pensions contract to Tata delayed

Capita’s passing over of contract it ran for almost 30 years postponed from October to next summer

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Colleges

New principal takes the reins at Cumbrian college

Kendal College confirms appointment of Jason Turton

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
ATAs

Spotlight on excellence: Nominations now open for the Apprenticeship & Training Awards 2026

Nominations are open for the 2026 Apprenticeship & Training Awards, celebrating outstanding employers and providers with national recognition, a…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships

Rob May appointed as new Innovate Awarding MD

The former City & Guilds manager has been appointed to head up the awarding body arm of the Lifetime…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Youth

NEET trailblazer schemes given £45m extension

Local ‘youth guarantee’ pilots will be funded for an extra year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

Must read

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
Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill