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A merger that was planned to save a cash-strapped college from going bust has been rejected by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. City College Southampton and Itchen Sixth Form College had been due to merge in August 2021 but today announced the move was off. A spokesperson for the colleges said the ESFA had […]
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A merger involving a college that previously warned it was dependent upon the move for survival has been delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Southampton City College is now set to join Itchen Sixth Form College in August 2021, having scheduled the move for this summer. It is the second college merger […]
A three-way merger is on the cards to help secure the long-term future of a college that has been surviving on government bailouts. City College Southampton, Itchen Sixth Form College and Richard Taunton Sixth Form have all agreed the move would be a “positive” step following a local area review by the FE Commissioner. It […]
Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving The educationalist Dame Asha Khemka DBE has been made deputy lieutenant of Staffordshire. Ms Khemka, who is principal and chief executive of West Nottinghamshire College, was appointed by Her Majesty’s lord-lieutenant of Staffordshire, Ian Dudson CBE KStJ at a ceremony last week. The title is awarded […]
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Almost 100 young people were today (July 7) confirmed as UK squad members for next year’s WorldSkills competition in Brazil. Following three days of gruelling tests in their different skill areas, 98 young people landed a spot on the squad, offering them the chance to go on to compete at WorldSkills in Sao Paulo next […]
A star footballer was on hand at a college to kick-off the UK’s first-ever women’s football academy. England international Alex Scott officially opened the new Kingston College Women’s Football Academy in partnership with Puma. The Alex Scott Academy is the first academy of its kind in the UK and highlights the growth of the women’s […]
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