The principal of the first college to be rated “outstanding” under Ofsted’s new framework has warned that “you can’t hide anything” if you want to achieve the top grade. Karen Dobson was celebrating ...

Helping inactive young people get back on track is being hampered by a youth population spike, market instability and inflexible student funding. Jessica Hill speaks to staff and students about what ...

Blend the 100-hour rule with targeted volunteer-led tutoring. By ring-fencing funds for disadvantaged groups to co-commission ...

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FE Week editor Shane Chowen looks back at a year of reform, rhetoric and reckoning for further education, and what it means for 2026 ...

My journey from automated rejections to an RSC apprenticeship: why NEET soft-skills programmes are life-changing ...

A former college principal and awarding body chair who was recently appointed to the House of Lords has admitted incorrectly ...

Ofsted has enacted a “contingency plan” to help inspectors record notes after more “technical problems” with its electronic ...

More disadvantaged learners are entering FE but stretched services mean many can’t access mental health support ...

A Hampshire college has been forced to withdraw a statement containing claims about FE Commissioner review after failing to ...