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, ...

The diagnosis question and the provider question remain unanswered. Don’t be distracted by the funding: it’s a red herring to ...

Birmingham-based Aston University was hit with the clawback after a Department for Education investigation found 11 breaches ...

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 ...

Contrary to Alan Milburn’s insistence that an apprenticeship should be “ an entry opportunity for young people, not in-work ...