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 News SFA chief says he is ‘grappling’ with apprenticeship ‘teething problems’ The chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) says he is “grappling” with apprenticeship issues after admitting to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted: Too little outstanding teaching in learning and skills Quality of teaching in further education has been criticised in the annual report education regulator Ofsted. The report said… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 854 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 3d Josh Mellor 3d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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
