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Date | 2 April 2026 There's something about the start of a new financial year that concentrates the mind. April 1st brought more than just fresh budgets this time around; it landed a raft of policy changes that colleges, sixth forms and training providers have been bracing for since last autumn's white paper. So let's unpack what's actually changed and what it means for the people doing the work. Apprenticeship units are finally live After months of consultation and a fair am

Date | 20th March 2026 The Children's Commissioner doesn't often turn her lens on FE colleges. When she does, it's worth stopping to read it carefully. Published this week, her report gives the first proper national picture of what the college sector is actually dealing with, and some of the figures are striking even for people who've spent years in it. Ninety per cent said it, and a third said it's worse than that Ninety per cent of college leaders say funding limits their a

Date | 13th March 2026 College finance directors have been living in spreadsheets this month. The DfE’s 16–19 funding guidance for 2026–27 has been released, and on paper the numbers look generous — £5,133 per student, an £800 million cash uplift across the board. However, most of that money isn’t spare. It is being used to cover the 20,000-plus extra young people who enrolled last September and all the classrooms, teachers, and pastoral support they brought with them. The fu

Date | 27th February 2026 Progress measures return to the spotlight The policy news cycle felt very post‑16 this week: progress measures are back, estates have a new digital home, and funding and workforce data are edging closer to the timelines colleges have been asking for. None of this is abstract. It lands squarely in curriculum planning meetings, MIS dashboards and those “where are we going to put them?” conversations about next year’s cohort. The Department for Educatio