When is a pass not a pass? When the system says so Our obsession with the grade 4 ‘good pass’ is blinding us to the achievements of those hitting grades 1–3, often against far greater challenges
We still need to tackle the high T Level dropout rate Rising retention rates are welcome but with one in four T level students still quitting early, this flagship qualification is far from plain sailing
First ‘technical excellence colleges’ named in £100m construction skills drive Colleges in every region of England will lead new hubs to train 40,000 workers by 2029
Mayor’s money to heat up FE ‘cold spots’ Capital funding dished out to providers to target towns with a training provision ‘deficit’
ESOL results probes launched into The Sheffield College Two staff members have been suspended pending multiple investigations, according to reports
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 to unmask
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 with it
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 passion curdles into ruin
MP criticises college group after another campus sale WCG has now closed two sites since it merged in 2016