New peer and former City & Guilds chair admits wrongly claiming PhD Dame Ann Limb has been awarded several honorary doctorates but has not completed a full PhD
College pulls statement about its future after failing to get DfE sign off The now-retracted Havant and South Downs College press release claimed it has a ‘strong and independent future’
FE Commissioner: ‘I never intended to force college mergers – but bigger groups have thrived’ Shelagh Legrave also reflects on ‘sobering’ reminders of bad governance in her final annual report
Milburn’s panel of experts named for rising NEETs review College principal among list of specialists spanning health, disability rights and policy
Some City & Guilds jobs to ship to Greece as new bosses chase savings Awarding giant will also not replace a chunk of staff who leave through ‘natural employee churn’
Local leaders to hold £283m college capacity purse strings Funding aims to address an expected 67,000 extra 16 and 17-year-olds in education by 2028
Fewer share prosperity when UKSPF ends in March Funding will be focused on mayors in the north, midlands and the most deprived communities
AoC quids in after £9m cash windfall New accounts also reveal the membership body’s CEO has joined the £200k club
Government has ‘no plans’ for FE pay review body A single approach to pay would not meet the ‘diverse’ needs of the sector, ministers say