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Date | 20th February 2026 Growing 16–18 demand is back on the DfE agenda – but so are the limits on space and staffing in colleges. This week’s FE update and estates announcements ask leaders to think again about how many students they can realistically serve between now and 2030 and what it would take to make those numbers workable on the ground. New capital for post‑16 places The eye‑catcher is the latest post‑16 and construction skills capacity funding round for non‑devolv

Date | 13th February 2026 Capacity funding: scale, scope and timing The latest DfE update confirms that a new national bidding round is open for £287 million of post‑16 and construction skills capacity funding in non‑devolved areas. This sits within a wider post‑16 capital budget of £570 million between 2026–27 and 2029–30, split into £375 million for general post‑16 capacity and £195 million for construction skills capacity. The core aim is to help colleges and sixth‑form co

Date | 6th February 2026 Operational focus on student support (bursaries/claims), digital/behaviour (phones/AI), inspection insights (Ofsted chief speech), and funding/progression (apprenticeships) – practical for finance, curriculum, and student services across FE/sixth‑form colleges. Claims, cashflow and data Funding admin is in full swing, even with half‑term on the horizon. The latest DfE update brings together Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund reminders, the adult

Date | 30th January 2026 Colleges have spent this week looking hard at two things that never go away: cash flow and accountability. While the new Ofsted report card model is still bedding in, DfE has quietly published more detail on how and when funding will hit post‑16 bank accounts and how college accounting officers are expected to evidence control. Funding timelines: when the money lands This week’s DfE FE update trails a new GOV.UK page bringing together payments and all