Opinion

The incoming subcontracting tax bombshell

Our front-page story will make for very uncomfortable reading for principals, chief executives and accountants at hundreds of colleges...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted confirms new stricter rules for grade 3 providers

Ofsted has confirmed it will apply stricter rules to FE providers judged ‘requires improvement’, and will now carry out...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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‘Ghost learner’ football scammers jailed for over 25 years combined

Two former professional footballers and four of their colleagues have been sentenced to a total of over 25 years...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE hands out £2m for more levy research

An FE-focused research centre has been given the ministerial nod to continue its work until 2020, and the apprenticeship...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Employer satisfaction surveys to be audited for the first time

The government will audit the results of its employer satisfaction survey for the first time, due to concerns over...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Council branded ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted warns of radicalisation risk

A local authority in the north-east has plummeted two grades to ‘inadequate’, in an Ofsted report which raised alarms...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofqual’s turn to raise T-level worries

The body that regulates qualifications in England has added its voice to fears about the government’s plans for T-levels....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Huge VAT loans let-off after HMRC admits poor guidance

Private providers are being let off millions of pounds in unpaid VAT because the tax office gave them bad...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted Watch: Delight for colleges but despair for community learning provider

Two colleges rejoiced this week as they stepped up to grade two, but there was no cause for celebration...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden