September 2015

Important Maths and English Funding Information Released

Funding penalties for organisations who did not comply with funding conditions for English and maths in the 2014/15 academic year have been reduced, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has announced. In the last academic year, 97% of FE students aged 16 to 19 without a ‘good pass’ for GCSE English and/or maths continued to study [...]

Support FE Colleges with GCSE English & Maths ‘Resit Levy’ Says Industry Think Tank

Industry think tank Policy Exchange has suggested introducing a ‘resit levy’ to help FE Colleges cope with the growing number, and costs, of GCSE English and Maths resits. Detailed in a report released last week, the recommended levy would involve schools covering all or some of the costs for students who do not achieve a [...]