Colleges ESOL results crash at under-fire Sheffield College Achievement rates for level 1 regulated provision tanked by over 50 percentage points in a year Anviksha Patel 40mins Anviksha Patel 40mins Apprenticeships Level 7 apprenticeships spiked 345% in final two months Fresh figures show over 1 in 10 new apprenticeships were level 7 in the first half of this year Shane Chowen 5h Shane Chowen 5h Apprenticeships Apprenticeship achievement rate falls just short of 67% target Work and pensions secretary praises ‘good result’ as 2024-25 rate hits 65.4%, but urges sector to exceed 70% ‘in… Billy Camden 5h Billy Camden 5h Young people Match post-16 pupil premium plus funding with school rate, pilot leads say Councils urge for more equitable funding after research finds postcode lottery Anviksha Patel 21h Anviksha Patel 21h Colleges Northampton colleges plan to merge next year The proposed group would have a combined income of more than £70 million Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Apprenticeships Battery apprenticeship unit added after ‘rapid’ employer consultation It comes a week after the first batch of 7 apprenticeships units was announced Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Young people Paying employers to hire youth ‘risks huge waste’ Labour will shell out up to £1 billion on job incentives for employers over the next three years Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Long read, Young people Long read How one FE college is turning the tide on NEETs Jessica Hill visits a former branch of Debenhams, where Blackburn College has created the Launchpad hub to re-engage the… Jessica Hill 3d Jessica Hill 3d Apprenticeships Exclusive Civil servants raced to beat their own level 7 apprenticeship deadline ‘Contradictory’ government behaviour contributed to level 7 starts rush before funding ended in January Anviksha Patel 6d Anviksha Patel 6d Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship units funding model is ‘stacked against providers’ Officials warn training firms that funding could be withdrawn with just four weeks’ notice Billy Camden 6d Billy Camden 6d Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship budget to rise to £3.3bn amid savings scramble Allocation for 2026-27 will increase by 5.8% – but Treasury top-slice still hits £700m Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w Sponsored post Sponsored From Classroom to Catalyst: How Apprentices Are Driving Innovation in the Workplace The economy is increasingly shaped by productivity challenges, skills reform and the urgent need for innovation led growth. Advertorial 1w Oldham College 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 853 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 4w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 4w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo 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
