Former chief executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency Peter Lauener has been knighted in the King’s birthday ...

Since our first edition landed on doorsteps in September 2011, further education has changed dramatically. Governments have ...

There are unresolved risks in Ofsted's reform plans, from inconsistent grading to the challenge of defining 'exemplary' ...

WorldSkills UK will compete in fewer competitions at 2026's summit in Shanghai after falling victim to the Department for ...

From the government side, the witness list features key figures from the then-Skills Funding Agency, including former chief ...

High-quality careers provision transforms lives. Consider this: girls with a 100 per cent career readiness score are twice as likely to pursue engineering. This isn’t a peripheral benefit – it’s proof ...

A London apprenticeship provider has raised questions of “deep-seated” biases at Ofsted after being judged ‘inadequate’ ...

What the chancellor's announcement of an additional £1.2 billion per year in day-to-day funding for FE really means ...

A 2011 DfE study found nearly half of complaints made against teachers were unsubstantiated, and it admitted, “When these ...

For less than £1bn, skills investment could transform growth and productivity but it was sidelined in the spending review ...

The DfE’s overall budget, including capital, will increase by an average 0.8 per cent a year in real terms by the end of the ...

The Chancellor avoided cuts and boosted 16-18 funding – a rare relief for colleges. But with adult skills, apprenticeships, ...