If 2024 was about signalling change, 2025 was the year reforms arrived en masse. For Whitehall, it was a year of ‘simplification’, ‘streamlining’ and ‘cutting red tape’ across apprenticeships, inspections, qualifications and funding. For FE Week readers t... See more
The chief executive of the higher education regulator will stand down earlier than planned. Susan Lapworth is set to leave the Office for Students (OfS) at Easter, despite being appointed for a term that was due to end in August 2026. The announcement com... See more
Amid the buzz of the WorldSkills UK national finals at Cardiff and Vale College, Shelagh Legrave is animated but characteristically measured. With just weeks left of her four-year stint as Further Education Commissioner (FEC), she speaks with the clarity ... See more
A major national awarding organisation said it is making ‘good progress’ restoring its systems and plans to begin resuming apprenticeship assessments after a ‘cyber security’ incident forced it offline. NCFE locked down all of its online systems, includin... See more
A “cyber security incident” has forced a major national awarding organisation to shut down its IT systems, triggering widespread cancellations to assessments and a halt to new learner registrations. NCFE has locked down all of its online systems, includin... See more
