Welcome to FE Week ‘s live blog of education questions on March 2, 2026. The session will begin at around 2.30pm. This is a ...

Jacqui Smith ‘concerned’ by Reform UK mayor’s decision and vows to explore how ESOL provision can be ‘available everywhere’ ...

This week we've got one FE professional who likes to unwind with snowboarding and another who prefers dog meditation ...

The college names and locations vary – Weston, Gateshead, Hull, Hadlow – but the underlying story is depressingly consistent: hero-worship leadership cultures, weak board challenge, excessive ...

Ironically, this may initially save money, but over time differing programmes would be utilised and the spend may well just shift across provision, ultimately returning budget pressure.

Mark Carney’s catchphrase applies as much to apprenticeships as Western powers in the Trump era – we must move forward and ...

Plans to cut funding for English language lessons to avoid alleged “segregation” have been approved in Greater Lincolnshire, ...

Collins, already a senior DfE figure, will focus on white paper roll-out and reviewing how DfE 'engages with councils' ...

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords by Sir Keir Starmer ...

Tighter scrutiny of FE teacher training to root out poor-quality courses has been put before MPs. From April, providers of further education initial teacher training (ITT) must register with the ...

Challenges such as entrenched poverty, growing health needs, labour market instability and a post-16 qualification system in turmoil have contributed to a rise in 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, ...

Simplifying post-16 study options by introducing V Levels will involve cutting funding for hundreds of qualifications with hardly any enrolments, data shows.