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FAB Tim’s Cheeky past

Tim Bennett-Hart has always danced to his own tune – playing in a band with a filthy name and helping write songs for popstars like The Cheeky Girls. He tells Jessica Hill how he’ll bring his optimistic outlook to his new role as Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) chair

Profiles, Long read

How a £25m crisis and intervention forced us to rebuild – and made Brooklands stronger

Six years under FE Commissioner intervention pushed our college to the brink. But the debt, disruption and scrutiny forged a new culture, a new identity and a renewed confidence, proving that intervention can be transformative

Opinion, Colleges

WorldSkills UK: 2025 foundation skills medallists announced

Over 70 SEND and high needs students competed in eight national skills competition finals in Cardiff today

News, WorldSkills UK

Brooklands can stand alone, says FE Commissioner

Decision ends 6 years of direct oversight for the college

News, Colleges

To pay or not to pay? The ‘divisive’ question of college governor remuneration

Relying on unpaid volunteers to hold college executive teams to account is either an important matter of principle or an outmoded concept that fails to reflect the scale of current challenges. Jessica Hill reports

Feature, News, Colleges, Long read

Reports into nearly 200 college and ITP financial probes remain hidden

Yet most financial investigations are into FE providers

News, Colleges, Training Providers

Revealed: £302m college condition allocations

DfE also dishes out additional £20m to Leeds and Greater Manchester to help manage student population surge

News, Colleges

Only 1% of fraud or financial irregularity probes are published 

Details of several high profile cases remain secret

News, Colleges, Training Providers

The benefits of rebranding – and how to maximise them for your college

As the new academic year starts, so does the new student recruitment cycle in the never-ending world of FE marketing and admissions. Before you know it you’ll be at that first open event and your marketing team will be knee-deep in roll-up banners. Busy as the start of the academic year is, it’s also the […]

Opinion, Colleges