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The sector must prioritise funding, mental health, training and recruitment, and remote learning, says Jonny Kay

Dr Shaid Mahmood, chair of the Luminate Group, is appointed as the new Association of Colleges chair

The Department for Education has commissioned Ofsted to carry out a ‘thematic survey’ on T levels

As the UK’s negotiations with Brussels are in the final stages and the end of the transition period nears, here are five points for colleges to consider – none of them involving fish

The current high-needs system is overly complicated and has a detrimental impact on students, research finds

Some vocational qualifications will require more varied adaptations owing to the different qualification types, says the Department for Education

Scotland should not remain as an outlier – it must fully engage with the WorldSkills movement, says Roger Mullin

The government has failed to put measures in place to stop the spread of Covid-19 in colleges, says the NUS

Covid-19 has caused significant harm to the economy and jobs – and even with a vaccine, that won’t go away, writes Nora Senior

Policymakers shouldn’t expect the resumption of ‘normal life’ to solve the apprenticeship system’s underlying shortcomings, says Andy Norman

Too often colleges are overlooked – FE leaders need to harness soft power to raise the sector’s profile, says Ian Pryce

Three key challenges facing the UK can be tackled by colleges – if they’re seen as strategic partners, says David Hughes