News Three per cent drop for colleges, survey reveals Colleges have suffered an overall drop of three per cent in 16-18 year old learners, a new survey has… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Funding of adult basic skills to be overhauled in new pilot The funding of basic numeracy and literacy is to be completely overhauled following little improvement in adult basic skills… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News VAT exemption for shared services The government has announced plans to make colleges and charities exempt from paying VAT when they share services. It… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Sale continues as jobs are cut at LSN A charity forced into administration by a crippling pension liability and decreasing income has been forced to cut jobs…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News BIS respond to their FE and skills consultation They have been in the pipeline for several months, but last week the government confirmed a raft of new… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Criticism over competition Skills Funding Agency could take funding away from providers who try to poach employers Providers could miss out on… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Cable announces 19,000 new higher apprenticeships More than half a dozen further education (FE) colleges will benefit from government funding for 19,000 new higher apprenticeships…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Autumn Statement: Osborne confirms plans to tackle youth unemployment Chancellor George Osborne confirmed a number of policies designed to put tackle youth unemployment during his Autumn Statement yesterday…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News £1b to tackle youth unemployment A £1 billion package has been announced to tackle youth unemployment, as the number of 16-24 year-olds out of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week investigates: The great SFA giveaway We take an in-depth look at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and five of its latest moves and policy decisions,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Anxiety over government funding tools Government further education (FE) funding software is “not functional” and there are “serious problems across all government agencies related… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC reveals 14 per cent Level 1 learner drop Colleges have revealed a 14 per cent drop in Level 1 learners, new figures from the Association of Colleges (AoC) have… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 809 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
