Young people ‘Small’ pool of awarding bodies eligible for first V Levels – Ofqual Exams regulator launches quick turnaround consultation for developing new qualifications Josh Mellor 5h Josh Mellor 5h Inclusion, Ofsted College staff need better training to support learners in care – Ofsted Watchdog also warns that issues with the systems of support for young people create ‘barriers to progress’ Freddie Whittaker 12h Freddie Whittaker 12h FE workforce FE teacher pay gap with schools hits 15-year high Funding pressures leave colleges struggling to recruit teachers as student numbers surge Anviksha Patel 23h Anviksha Patel 23h Colleges Free meals funding frozen in FE while schools rate rises College leaders bite back at ‘insulting’ DfE decision Josh Mellor 1d Josh Mellor 1d Colleges Ministers accused of breaking 16–19 funding promise with 0.5% rate rise An uplift on older T Level courses will also be removed in the new academic year Anviksha Patel 2d Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor 2d Assessment, Young people Functional skills to remain as DfE unveils ‘stepping-stone’ GCSE resit courses New level 1 quals could have modular assessment to ‘bank progress’ and improve student confidence FE Week Reporter 2d FE Week Reporter 2d Young people Ministers shrink T Levels to boost take-up and manageability New T Levels will be smaller than any existing course, with content and assessment trimmed to ease delivery pressures Billy Camden 2d Billy Camden 2d Young people DfE misses 2025-26 T Level starts target by nearly a fifth It comes a year after the NAO cast doubt on the scalability of the technical qualifications Anviksha Patel 2d Anviksha Patel 2d Young people Revealed: The first three V Level subject areas Teaching of the new vocational courses will begin next year in digital, education and finance Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Young people DfE agrees to BTECs defunding delay Funding for the level 3 courses will now continue into the 2026-27 academic year as ministers amend ‘aggressive’ approach Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d News Angela Middleton stripped of MBE by King Charles The ex-apprenticeship boss has honour revoked for ‘bringing the honours system into disrepute’ after owing DfE £12.5m Billy Camden 6d Billy Camden 6d Ofsted 88 providers granted Ofsted inspection delay New data shows FE providers had the highest rejection rate for inspection deferral requests across all Ofsted remits last… FE Week Reporter 7d FE Week Reporter 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
