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Storm Ciarán causes college closures

Colleges in the south of England switch to online learning to protect staff and students

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Cash-strapped college announces merger partner

A struggling college has announced plans to merge with one of the biggest college groups in the country next year. Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (GB MET) hopes to join Chichester College Group (CCG) in August 2022 following a “robust” selection process overseen by the FE Commissioner’s team. Sue Berelowitz, GB Met’s chair of governors, said […]

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College running on emergency cash to sell campus

A college in dire financial straits is looking to sell off one of its campuses to balance the books, the FE Commissioner has reported. The commissioner’s team intervened at Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (GB Met) following a request for emergency funding and a Notice to Improve from the Department for Education. Their report, published this […]

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Management clear-out planned for college running on emergency cash

A college surviving on bailout funding is seeking to balance the books with a management clear-out. Twenty managers who currently cover 10 roles at Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (GB Met) were informed yesterday evening that they are at risk of redundancy. No teaching or back office jobs are currently affected. GB Met triggered formal FE […]

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Brighton college receives emergency bailout as chief executive quits

A chief executive has resigned after his college hit serious financial problems that led to a plea for emergency funding and triggered formal FE Commissioner intervention. Nick Juba (pictured) quit Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (GB Met) “some weeks ago” after five years at the helm. In an unusual move, Andy Green, who is currently the […]

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College groups struggling to shine as Ofsted visits for first time

More than half of all young learners who enrolled in September at ungraded merged FE colleges now find themselves studying at Ofsted grade three providers. FE Week analysed the performance of these mega-colleges ahead of the imminent publication of a grade three report for Capital City College Group (see here for full story). In total, […]

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College with huge bailout debt pays principal over £265k

A college owes the government almost £14 million in emergency bailout cash alone, but it still managed to scrape together the funds to pay its principal an eye-watering £266,000 last year. Latest accounts show that the grade three Birmingham Metropolitan College owes more in exceptional financial support than any other college, yet Andrew Cleaves’ (pictured) […]

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Sixteen UK colleges open on Saturday in creative arts initiative

Sixteen colleges across the UK are regularly opening their doors on Saturdays in an initiative that’s making the arts more accessible to teenagers, reports Samantha King. Working with the Saturday Club Trust charity, colleges have been running regular clubs lasting up to 30 weeks in fashion, business, engineering, writing and speaking for local school pupils, […]

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Who got what in Queen’s birthday honours for FE

The principal of Weston College Group has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Dr Paul Phillips (pictured left), who joined Weston College in 2001, was made an OBE in 2011 and achieved an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade in 2014, has been recognised in the list published today. The keen wrestling fan, according […]

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