Devolution

Mayor’s money to heat up FE ‘cold spots’

Capital funding dished out to providers to target towns with a training provision ‘deficit’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

ESOL results probes launched into The Sheffield College

Two staff members have been suspended pending multiple investigations, according to reports

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
neurodivergence

The rulebook I never got: A neurodivergent teacher’s journey from masking to belonging

Always called "quirky" but never understood, I spent years performing ‘normal’ – then FE teaching gave me the space...

Jessica Hill
Ayten Nevzat
16-19, English and maths

When kindness takes a seat in the exam hall 

In FE, we spend months preparing students for exam content but rarely for the storm of emotions that arrives...

Jessica Hill
Masha Apostolidu
Opinion

The silent chorus: When teachers’ secret romances turn tragic

In the glass-walled panopticon of modern colleges, attractions play out in full view—while colleagues watch, powerless to intervene as...

Jessica Hill
Anonymous
Colleges

MP criticises college group after another campus sale

WCG has now closed two sites since it merged in 2016

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Turing

Shrinking budgets, smaller trips: The new reality for Turing scheme

Recent reductions in Turing Scheme funding have left FE colleges scrambling to sustain international study trips. With disadvantaged students...

Jessica Hill
Kate Erskine
Ofsted

Creating Tomorrow College rated ‘outstanding’ today

Ofsted praises ‘dedicated’ leaders at SEND college for creating calm and professional learning environment in first full inspection

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Governance

How FE leaders could help rescue university governance 

FE colleges have honed strong, diverse governance rooted in community, efficiency, and accountability, while university boards struggle with financial...

Jessica Hill
Liz Bromley and Paul Aristides