News

Small business fury over Hadlow administration

“The b***ards” was the reaction of one of many small businesses owed thousands of pounds by the first college...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Teacher warned learners of ‘terror’ attack in latest college hack

A Manchester sixth form college has become the sector’s latest cyber-attack victim, after criminals hacked a teacher’s email to...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofsted reveals National College surviving on bailouts has just 24 classroom students

A National College due to dissolve in the new year has just 24 classroom students – its first-ever Ofsted...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

UCU threatens strike action over AoC’s ‘derisory’ 1% staff pay rise recommendation

The University and College Union has threatened more strike action in the new year after the Association of Colleges...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Insolvency Service investigating Hadlow College directors

The former leaders of the first college to enter education administration are being investigated by the Insolvency Service. The...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Troubled Manchester sixth form college in merger rescue talks

Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College is looking to merge with the Trafford College Group, after the former’s leaders...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofsted praise environment in new inspection reports

“Two acres of peaceful gardens create a calm environment and help them relax, enabling all to concentrate fully on...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Opinion

Revealing the human cost of a disastrous FE policy

This week we report the case of Grzegorz Bogdanski, who was duped into a taking a £5,000 FE loan...

Fraser Whieldon
Nick Linford
News

Ofqual reduce £50,000 apprenticeship assessment body fine to £8,595

Ofqual is penalising an end-point assessment organisation to the tune of £8,595 after it admitted to a “series of...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon