Opinion Good news in Budget — but what does it mean for learners? Sandra McNally considers the possible impact of Chancellor George Osborne’s November 25 Budget. The Spending Review has brought good… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Opinion Sixth form colleges’ academy VAT pass announcement comes as perfect leaving present David Igoe will stand down as chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) at the end of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Consultation for two-levy payers but Chancellor George Osborne Budget blueprint ‘ticks boxes’ With the CITB having operated a training levy in the construction sector for half a century, it’s view of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion Will 19+ learners buy in to Chancellor George Osborne’s FE loans extension? Chancellor George Osborne’s extension of the FE loans system from those aged 24 and above to the 19 to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion ‘Extreme challenge’ from FE Commissioner’s team helps put New College Nottingham on road to recovery By the time FE Commissioner Dr David Collins had identified the historic “deterioration in New College Nottingham’s (NCN’s) financial position,”… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion Chancellor George Osborne’s FE funding protection ‘a cut in real terms’ — Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden was a key speaker in an Opposition Day debate last week as he aired… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion Sector breathes a collective sigh of relief as Budget questions remain Mark Dawe was, like many in FE and skills, hanging on Chancellor George Osborne’s every word as he delivered… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Opinion Colleges in no-win situation on meeting priorities Colleges have a number of different priorities for which they can be criticised for not focusing on and, says… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Old Cif or new Cif? Early indications of impact on inspection judgments With a few months of the new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework (Cif) under the sector’s belt, Paul Joyce outlines… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Where might the Chancellor’s funding axe fall? There can be little doubt that public funding for FE will fall by a lot. The question is where…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Show the Government how FE is responding to reform agenda It is vitally important that FE shows it is responding to the Government’s reform agenda, says Gemma Gathercole. As… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion ‘Don’t fall foul of doing what is urgent instead of what is important for new SFA subcontracting rules’ Small but key changes to Skills Funding Agency (SFA) subcontracting rules could lead to big problems for lead providers… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 247 Older
