Colleges, Politics

172 college leaders make collective investment plea to chancellor

Principals warn economic growth will be stifled without greater funding to build the FE workforce

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Phillipson tells school pay review body to consider FE impact

Education secretary appears to namecheck further education workforce for first time in STRB remit letter

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Mayors’ powers are key to unlocking skills for growth

National policy-making has left the West Midlands behind and the region needs and wants to try something new

JL Dutaut
Richard Parker
Politics, Skills reform

Shorter apprenticeships and level 7 restrictions confirmed by Starmer

PM also pledges to introduce 'foundation' apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Helen Hayes elected education committee chair

SEND reform, child poverty and a 'fit-for-purpose' skills system are on Hayes' agenda

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

ESFA to close in March 2025

Another education-related quango bites the dust with agency's functions to be absorbed by DfE

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Politics

Revealed: The three candidates for education committee chair

Two former children's minister and disability rights campaigner compete for influential job

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges, Politics

Government defends college teacher pay snub

DfE says decisions on FE funding and other workforces without a pay review body will be made at the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Politics

Why do governments keep letting colleges down?

Consecutive governments' disconnect from further education threatens to deepen inequality and stifle opportunity

Shane Chowen
Pepe Di’Iasio