The quiet power of FE, where second chances spark social change In South Devon our new social and community practice degree is training graduates to prevent harm, not just respond to it
Royal recognition: 4 colleges win top national prize Queen Elizabeth Prizes announced for disruptive construction training, AI-powered ESOL, automotive skills leadership and an SME innovator
White paper asks colleges to do more with less, says IFS Skills reforms ‘do not add up to a coherent strategy’, think tank also warns
Training across borders works but we risk missing the boat Transnational education could be a powerful tool for exporting UK expertise and expanding access to quality training, but our TVET sector isn’t taking advantage
White paper’s details pose a devilish problem for FE admin Just as Wells’ Martians were undone by what they overlooked, the post-16 white paper could be derailed by the unglamorous realities of enrolment, coding and timetabling
Finalists revealed for 2025 Good for Me Good for FE awards Judges have selected 25 college staff, students and projects for this year’s awards
Colleges take £20m slice of OfS capital funding 134 colleges awarded one fifth of £92m pot to ‘address the government’s industrial strategy and priority sectors’
South Devon job cuts turned college finances to ‘small surplus’ The college’s reserves have been ‘depleted’ to pay for capital costs due to low income in recent years
Newbury College considers merger after FE Commissioner intervention Decision to be made on the college’s future this spring