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 1 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 22h Josh Mellor 22h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
