colleges | FE Week

Colchester college wins Court of Appeal VAT fight

HMRC has until April 24 to decide whether it wants to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court

Revealed: College repair allocations rise to £307m

Capital rise follows real-terms 16-19 funding cut

Missing teenagers suggests a worthless guarantee

Councils are struggling to keep track of thousands of young people who should be entering post-16 education each year

DfE gives 3-year commitment to looked-after children

Pupil premium plus post-16 to receive £41.5 million over three years

Richmond residential college in cash crisis

Adult residential college strained from large clawbacks, funding cuts and unsold property

Newbury’s PFI quadrupled build cost of campus

The West Berkshire college’s private finance contract will end next year

ESOL results crash at under-fire Sheffield College

Achievement rates for level 1 regulated provision tanked by over 50 percentage points in a year

Reducing resits and evidencing progress: a new approach to maths and English delivery

Across further education and apprenticeships, English and maths remain central to learner progression, employability and long-term opportunity.

Topping the Bill

Chief executive Bill Jones tells of his route to Luminate’s top job via TEFL training, how the group is juggling Leeds’ teenage population spike, and the potential for colleges taking over cash-strapped universities Before becoming chief executive of the third-largest education group in the country, Bill Jones faced the most challenging moment of his 11 […]