Adult education, Apprenticeships, Colleges, SEND, Skills reform, T Levels

FE ‘engine’ running on fumes as MPs call for funding and pay reforms

Education committee makes 40+ wide-ranging recommendations concluding its future of FE inquiry

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Staff

UCU puts 76 colleges on notice over pay and workloads

Principals have until October 3 to agree a 10 per cent pay award or face formal trade disputes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Best-in-class social action champions wanted for FE awards

Nominations for the Good for Me Good for FE awards 2025 are now open

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Staff pay recommendation will be unaffordable for ‘many’ colleges, say AoC

Colleges with significant adult provision will find it 'impossible' to give 4 per cent pay rise

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Riding Universal’s roller coaster means FE working together now

The entertainment giant’s plans offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Bedfordshire. But without early investment in colleges and training providers,...

Jessica Hill
Fabienne Bailey and Yiannis Koursis
Colleges

Surge in data subject access requests for colleges fuelled by AI

Learners and parents are now using AI to generate data subject access requests (DSARs) packed with legal jargon and...

Jessica Hill
Jess Pembroke
Colleges, T Levels

T Level funding to be lagged from 2027

Switch will end the use of estimated student numbers but keep in-year reconciliation

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Lynette Leith appointed Boston College principal

She replaces Claire Foster who is retiring after 30 years in FE

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Clearing hurdles – the journey to our brand new sixth form college 

From funding challenges to parking concerns, this has been no easy project. Our new sixth form college is proof...

Jessica Hill
Dr Phil Mark