2025 review: A defining year for further education and skills FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks back at a year of reform, rhetoric and reckoning for further education
Office for Students chief to leave at Easter Susan Lapworth did not give a reason for her early departure
Dame Ann Limb becomes a Baroness Sector grandee makes history as first former college principal to join House of Lords
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
‘Good progress’ towards NCFE recovery after cyber incident Apprenticeship end point assessments will resume early next week
NCFE shuts down systems after ‘cyber incident’ T Level assessments can continue but apprenticeship EPAs have been cancelled
WorldSkills UK national finals 2025 A special supplement from FE Week featuring the full list of winners from the 2025 WorldSkills UK national finals
Analysis: Multiverse closes in on Lifetime’s apprenticeship lead New figures show level 7 apprenticeships drove most of this year’s growth as under-19 starts fell to their lowest since the pandemic
White paper asks colleges to do more with less, says IFS Skills reforms ‘do not add up to a coherent strategy’, think tank also warns