Author: Fraser Whieldon

“The b***ards” was the reaction of one of many small businesses owed thousands of pounds by the first college to go into education administration. Albion Fencing and Construction is one of 300 creditors awaiting a total of £40 million by Hadlow College, according to administrators BDO’s statement of proposals. “It could not come at a […]

A Manchester sixth form college has become the sector’s latest cyber-attack victim, after criminals hacked a teacher’s email to say it would be attacked by Israel. This was included in a series of messages to learners at Loreto College received late last night and early this morning, according to the Manchester Evening News. The hackers […]

A National College due to dissolve in the new year has just 24 classroom students – its first-ever Ofsted report has revealed. National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries (NCCI) had previously told FE Week it was confident it could attract 450 learners this year, before last year having to take a £600,000 bailout […]

The University and College Union has threatened more strike action in the new year after the Association of Colleges recommended their members offer staff a one per cent pay rise this year. After meeting today, the union said the “derisory” offer was tantamount to a “breach of faith” as the AoC previously acknowledged that staff […]

The former leaders of the first college to enter education administration are being investigated by the Insolvency Service. The service confirmed the undertaking into Hadlow College today, following a leaked statement of proposals prepared by administrators BDO, which said enquiries into the “conduct of relevant personnel in the period leading up to the onset of […]

Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College is looking to merge with the Trafford College Group, after the former’s leaders were told it could not survive as a stand-alone. The move, announced this afternoon, comes three days after a report by FE Commissioner Richard Atkins was published and said the sixth form college’s finances were now […]

“Two acres of peaceful gardens create a calm environment and help them relax, enabling all to concentrate fully on their studies.” That might sound like a line of prose or a review for a relaxing country retreat – but it is in fact an excerpt from an Ofsted report under the new inspection framework. Language […]

Ofqual is penalising an end-point assessment organisation to the tune of £8,595 after it admitted to a “series of delivery failings”. The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) will have to pay a £1,000 fine and £7,595 in recovery costs, six months after the exams watchdog first announced it intended to fine the EPAO £50,000. […]