Committee also tells ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher target ...

It comes four years after the FE Commissioner set out a “perfect storm” of circumstances which put Northern College at risk ...

Plan for change funding to drive green construction skills The government has launched a new plan for change to address the skills deficit in the construction industry, providing an additional £600 ...

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 503 Carole Kitching Chair of Governors, West London College Start date: June 2025 Previous Job: Former Principal and CEO, New College Swindon Interesting fact: Since ...

Adrian Hutchinson Assistant Principal Skills (Adults, Apprenticeships & HE), Bradford College Start date: August 2025 Previous Job: Head of Adult Skills, Bradford College Interesting fact: Adrian is a ...

From rival to collaboration – the key to success in FE Wigan & Leigh college principal Anna Dawe demonstrates how collaboration is power if regions are to fully harness the opportunities offered by ...

Government’s decision not to “thrust” a “random vision” for education upon the profession is “refreshing”, the chair of the curriculum and assessment review has said. Professor Becky Francis believes ...

A college is considering a judicial review after claiming its latest Ofsted inspection was “fundamentally flawed”, despite receiving five ‘outstanding’ grades. Hampshire-based Farnborough College of ...

The number of FE students referred to the government’s anti-terrorism programme dropped by over a quarter last year, as experts suggest learners are “self-censoring” to avoid being flagged. FE ...

Inside the evergreen sanctuary of Fircroft adult residential college Inspired by Denmark’s folk high schools, Birmingham’s Fircroft College still provides a home-from-home for people with addiction ...

A new combined authority has paused the awarding of procured adult skills funding contracts after a provider launched a legal challenge over an alleged botched tender, FE Week understands. The East ...

Burnley College’s principal Karen Buchanan has resigned – months after she was mysteriously suspended, FE Week can reveal. Staff were told today that Buchanan, who has worked at the college for almost ...