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Cornwall College out of intervention after eight years

The college group fell into difficulties about a decade ago

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Large south west college group announces new principal

Rob Bosworth will leave Exeter College after 24 years to lead Cornwall College Group

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Four winners share the love our colleges prize

Students and staff have produced a truly inspiring spread to celebrate Colleges Week

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Colleges reintroduce Covid measures as cases spike

Staff and students are being asked to mask up again, both in colleges and schools

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The future of colleges: lessons from Scotland’s regionalisation

In the first of a series of features exploring the themes raised by the College of the Future Commission, JL Dutaut looks at regionalisation, a Scottish government policy that transformed further education there, and is very much on the commission chair’s mind. It is five years since Scotland’s policy of rationalising its further education sector […]

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No mega-merger for Cornwall College after securing £30m bailout

Cash-strapped Cornwall College Group has secured a £30 million government bailout to drive forward its “fresh start” business plan, but questions continue to loom about whether campuses will be sold off. The group, which has eight sites across the South West, was told it was not financially “viable or resilient” and had “weak solvency” in […]

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Cornwall College gets £3.5m to help cashflow problems

A cash-strapped college has received £3.5 million in emergency funding, according to its accounts. Cornwall College Group received exceptional financial support in December after it ended the year with £2.25 million less in the bank than planned – and ahead of an application to the restructuring facility. “The group’s highest and most significant risk is […]

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*Exclusive* Cornwall College principal Amarjit Basi resigns

The principal of Cornwall College has resigned, according to a statement from the chair of the board of governors exclusively revealed to FE Week. Amarjit Basi, who has been principal and chief executive of The Cornwall College Group since 2013, will leave his post on July 31, when his deputy Raoul Humphreys will become acting […]

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Bristol college’s accounts question future as a ‘going concern’

A college’s own accounts have questioned its “ability to continue as a going concern” after it was set to receive more than £11m in exceptional financial support (EFS) from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). Audited 2014/15 accounts for City of Bristol College (CBC) showed that it had received a total of £6,449,000 in EFS up […]

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