News DfE ‘loses last line of defence’ for refusing VAT exemption to sixth form colleges The Department for Education (DfE) has “lost its last line of defence” in dismissing sixth form colleges’ pleas to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE head defends non-enforcement policy after grilling from MPs on raised participation age A senior civil servant has defended a government policy not to enforce the raising of the participation age during… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Minister approves Bicton College merger following FE Commissioner advice Skills Minister Nick Boles has approved plans for Devon-based Bicton College to merge with the Cornwall College Group (TCCG),… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Providers and employers invited to enter apprentices for 2015 Brathay Challenge Employers and training providers have been invited to enter their apprentice teams for the 2015 Brathay Challenge — a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges tell MPs of apprenticeship funding reform fears Further education colleges have added their voices to a growing list of sector organisations warning apprenticeship funding reforms could… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New minimum standards system prompts questions New minimum standards categories have been unveiled by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for 2014/15 — but the sector… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Accounts committee looks at Dfe participation record A sector leader has called for “coherence” in government’s approach to improving participation of 16 to 18-year-olds in education… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News The FE Wolf at the Lords’ door Professor Alison Wolf, the influential academic who authored the government’s 2011 report on vocational education, is one of just… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff back to polls on industrial action Lambeth College staff who went on a five-week strike earlier this year will vote on whether to take further… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fine for college after worker breaks back A Lancashire college has been fined £20,000 after an employee broke his back while changing the filter of an… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Plan C’ fears as Hub back-up phased out The closure of the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) online data collection (OLDC) system as a back-up for its breakdown-plagued… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner — ‘college cannot operate on own’ Norton Radstock College has been told it can no longer operate on its own after FE Commissioner Dr David… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 832 Older Must read 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 3h Anviksha Patel 3h News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
