Welcome to the March 2026 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter.
Blog post: What’s next for digital learning content in FE?
A blog post on the subject of FE digital learning resources was published last month, co-authored by Jonathan Hofgartner (Head of Learning and Teaching within Jisc Licensing) and Rob Wraith (Head of Learning Technology and Digital Learning at Newcastle Colleges Group). With a particular focus on the impact of AI, the authors refer to recent discovery work undertaken by Jisc which involved library and curriculum leads. Read the article here.
Post-16 education and skills white paper
The recent government white paper on post-16 education and skills contains some significant shifts in focus which have relevance for the FE sector, and which in turn is informing our discussions here at Jisc. Read the white paper here.
e-books for FE purchasing 2026
The list of new titles on offer will be circulated to the four national Focus Groups this week for assessment and scoring. In mid-April we will have our virtual meetings to discuss this year’s new purchases and renewals of titles due to expire on 30 August.
Top 20 users in February 2026
Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20.
| Rank | Organisation | User sessions |
| 1 | Hills Road Sixth Form College | 3,307 |
| 2 | New City College London | 2,915 |
| 3 | Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 2,738 |
| 4 | The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham | 1,740 |
| 5 | Varndean College | 1,676 |
| 6 | The Sixth Form College Farnborough | 1,428 |
| 7 | South Thames College | 1,305 |
| 8 | Peter Symonds College | 1,221 |
| 9 | West Herts College | 1,137 |
| 10 | West Nottinghamshire College | 982 |
| 11 | Northampton College | 961 |
| 12 | LTE Group | 940 |
| 13 | Richard Huish College | 885 |
| 14 | St Dominic’s Sixth Form College | 750 |
| 15 | City College Norwich | 728 |
| 16 | The Trafford College Group | 682 |
| 17 | Macclesfield College | 658 |
| 18 | The WKCIC Group | 612 |
| 19 | HRUC (Harrow Richmond Uxbridge Colleges) | 594 |
| 20 | Exeter College | 579 |
Mergers / closing accounts: If your organisation has recently merged with another, ProQuest may not have the most current merger information and your merger may not be reflected in the usage data. You may also need to close an e-book account after a merger. Please email customerservice@proquest.com and Cc Jacqueline.Stringer@Clarivate.com with the relevant details.
Top 20 titles in February 2026
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 3,240 |
| 2 | AQA a-Level Geography (5th edition) | 2,135 |
| 3 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1: For the 2016 Specifications | 2,044 |
| 4 | NCFE CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 1,655 |
| 5 | OCR A-Level Law (2nd edition) | 1,622 |
| 6 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 1,532 |
| 7 | Pearson Edexcel A-Level Politics (2nd edition): UK Government and Politics, Political Ideas and US Government and Politics | 1,497 |
| 8 | AQA Psychology for A-Level : Year 1 and AS (3rd edition) | 1,441 |
| 9 | Pearson Edexcel A-Level Global Politics | 1,421 |
| 10 | Pearson Edexcel A-Level Economics A (5th edition) | 1,357 |
| 11 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 1,304 |
| 12 | AQA A-Level Business | 1,231 |
| 13 | NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 1,185 |
| 14 | WJEC Level 3 Applied Certificate and Diploma Criminology (revised edition) | 1,177 |
| 15 | NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning | 980 |
| 16 | BTEC National Applied Law Student Book : For the 2017 Specifications | 877 |
| 17 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2 : For the 2016 specifications | 873 |
| 18 | NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning | 816 |
| 19 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2: For the 2016 Specifications | 811 |
| 20 | Education and Early Years T Level: Early Years Educator | 799 |