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‘Itchen Sixth Form College’

College dependent on merger to survive has latest bid rejected by ESFA

A merger that was planned to save a cash-strapped college from going bust has been rejected by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. City College Southampton and Itchen Sixth Form College had been due to merge in August 2021 but today announced the move was off. A spokesperson for the colleges said the ESFA had […]

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Profile: Sarah Stannard

FE Week meets a principal with a history of bravely sailing against prevailing winds. Is her ship about to come in? Sarah Stannard learnt resilience young. The principal of City College Southampton, who cut her teeth in the business world before moving into leadership in FE, was brought up by a Navy man and strikes […]

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Second college merger postponed due to Covid-19

A merger involving a college that previously warned it was dependent upon the move for survival has been delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Southampton City College is now set to join Itchen Sixth Form College in August 2021, having scheduled the move for this summer. It is the second college merger […]

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Ofsted watch: Grade 3 confirmed for London’s mega-college

One of the largest college group’s in England had its grade three from Ofsted confirmed, in what was otherwise a varied week for further education. The result was for Capital City College Group’s first inspection since being formed from a merger of City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College, and The College of Haringey, Enfield […]

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College relying on secret last-ditch merger to survive before cash runs out in October

A bank has pulled a cash-strapped college’s overdraft facility as the clock ticks for its survival – which rests upon a last-ditch merger. Southampton City College is currently operating on government bailouts but its 2018/19 accounts were signed off on a “non-going concern” basis and warn that it will run out of cash by October. […]

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Could two sixth forms be coming to the rescue for a struggling college?

A three-way merger is on the cards to help secure the long-term future of a college that has been surviving on government bailouts. City College Southampton, Itchen Sixth Form College and Richard Taunton Sixth Form have all agreed the move would be a “positive” step following a local area review by the FE Commissioner. It […]

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Major bank stands by college fighting for survival following second failed merger

A major high street bank will “remain supportive” of a cash-strapped college that owes it over £6 million, despite fears the college may collapse following the last-minute failure of a second merger attempt. The future of City College Southampton, which is surviving on government bailouts, was thrown into doubt this week when Eastleigh College pulled out of its proposed merger after the Department for Education […]

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Ofsted watch: Two NHS trusts hit with poor reports

Two NHS trusts have been put in intensive care this week, following poor Ofsted reports – one a monitoring visit, the other a full inspection. Elsewhere, a trio of providers have maintained their grade three ratings for at least the second inspection in a row. Walsall NHS Trust was rated ‘inadequate’ across the board for […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 246

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Martin Hottass, Managing director, City & Guilds Institutes of Advanced Technology network Start date: October 2018 Previous job: UK skills partner, Siemens Interesting fact: Martin speaks four different languages. ____________________________________________ Rebecca Stratton, Deputy principal, Itchen Sixth Form College Start date: May 2018 Previous job: Assistant principal, Woking College […]

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