Search Results for

The following 649 results have been found to match your search query:

‘Manchester College’

New peer and former City and Guilds chair admits wrongly claiming PhD

Dame Ann Limb has been awarded several honorary doctorates but has not completed a full PhD

News, Awarding, Politics

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

News, Colleges

Sloan in at the deep end: Liam Sloan, Bolton College CEO

Walking into a financial scandal wasn’t the perfect homecoming for Liam Sloan when he returned from years of leadership Down Under. But he tells Jessica Hill how his team is reviving Bolton College and that each day begins with a Māori-inspired welcome

Profiles, Colleges, Long read

Dame Ann Limb becomes a Baroness

Sector grandee makes history as first former college principal to join House of Lords

News

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 516

Jo Kershaw Deputy Principal – Quality & Student Experience, The Sheffield College Start date: November 2025 Previous Job: Vice Principal – Curriculum and Quality, City College Norwich Interesting fact: Jo had a 12-year career in Greater Manchester Police before moving into the further education sector Kenny Stoddart Managing Director, Appris Start date: December 2025 Previous […]

Movers and Shakers

Work experience gap is a driver of inequality we cannot ignore

Government, national and local, employers, schools and colleges need to pull in the same direction, amplifying the importance of high-quality work experience

Opinion, Young people

DfE’s £20m spike cash helps buy 9,000 student places

With student numbers climbing sharply, colleges in northern England are using emergency cash to buy new buildings and convert classrooms to workshops

News, Colleges

The politics behind the King of the North’s MBacc mission

Andy Burnham is grabbing headlines with his ambition for the MBacc technical education programme. But take-up has been slower than hoped and the mayor has been accused of overreach while sidelining the needs of adult education

Feature, News, Long read, Young people

Royal recognition: 4 colleges win top national prize

Queen Elizabeth Prizes announced for disruptive construction training, AI-powered ESOL, automotive skills leadership and an SME innovator

News, Colleges