News Colleges hoping for VAT ‘anomaly’ end after MPs’ letter and PM pledge Sixth form colleges could be about to see the end of a “longstanding inequality” on VAT after more than… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News The apprenticeship champion line-up One of these three women will be crowned apprentice champion of the year. Chloe Gailes, aged 28, Karen Lowry-Hall,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Agency restructure sees two directors remain but four out Three directors and a chief information officer have been identified as among the first to go in a programme… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Baker’s Career Colleges ‘risk confusion’ Further education leaders have expressed concern at Lord Baker’s plans to establish “yet another” brand of vocational training colleges…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government figures show 16 to 18 apprenticeships down nearly 15,000 in a year Figures published this morning show a 12 per cent (14,600) fall in 16-18 apprenticeship starts, and a one per… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News SFA lifts blanket ban on new Elmfield learners after minister orders Ofsted revisit The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has lifted its blanket ban on new learners at Elmfield Training after an early… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New FE faces for Labour The new Labour FE faces are Liam Byrne, who takes Gordon Marsden’s place, and Rushanara Ali, who takes Tristram… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News It’s farewell to Marsden as Hunt rises to the top in Labour reshuffle Former Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden (Pictured at FE Week HQ for a roundtable on FE loans) has paid… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted finds significant prison shortfalls Ofsted FE and skills director Matthew Coffey has delivered a damning verdict on prison education and training in England… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Minister attacks FE for allowing learners to ‘give up’ Further education leaders have lined up to defend the sector after Liberal Democrat Schools Minister David Laws claimed new… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News MP ‘desperately sad’ over numeracy and literacy failings Poor adult numeracy and literacy levels in England and Northern Ireland were the subject of a House of Commons… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Shortlisted college eyes-up K College degrees One of the eight organisations shortlisted to take over the troubled K College has told FE Week it is… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo