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Finance director blamed in new FE commissioner report

A former finance director has been singled out as the “root cause” of a major London college’s financial failings, in one of three recent FE commissioner reports. The former commissioner Sir David Collins and his team visited Lambeth College in September, following a “significant deterioration” in its cashflow. Their report found that college finances were […]

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Ofsted criticises ‘financial mismanagement’ at college preparing to join with university

Governors have been criticised for being slow to recognise “financial mismanagement” at Lambeth College, in new report unveiled by Oftsed. The grade three across the board report, published by the inspectorate today, recognised that “clearer and firmer arrangements” had recently been put in place to ensure governors’ “oversight of the college’s corporate functions”. But it […]

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Lewisham Southwark College still wants Newcastle merger despite local offers

A struggling London college is still trying to engineer a merger with a group based almost 300 miles away in Newcastle, despite rejecting offers from both a neighbouring college and a nearby university. Lewisham Southwark College, which last year became the first college ever to receive two ‘inadequate’ ratings from Ofsted in a row, has […]

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Learner survey dodge as some refuse to participate

The FE Choices survey into student satisfaction isn’t worth the bother, according to one of the country’s largest colleges – which has refused to take part. The Skills Funding Agency published the results of its annual learner satisfaction poll in June, showing that private providers were more popular amongst learners than colleges, scoring 89.6 per […]

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The benefits of alumni networks

Lambeth College is gathering a database of former students to inspire the current crop of learners to further academic and career success. The London-based college hopes to build up an alumni network made up both of people in established careers and vocations and of recent leavers. The college has become one of 400 secondary schools […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 174

Jane Button has been appointed as principal at the National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries in Purfleet. The college, which opens in September, is for students who want to study a level four professional diploma in technical and production. Ms Button is currently the director of learning at Lambeth College — where she […]

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In the frame for photography awards

Three Lambeth College snappers have won awards at the RealLife Photography exhibition. Held at the Menier Gallery in London, the BTec level three diploma in photography learners exhibited work that explored themes of space and community in the context of wellbeing. Jessni Teeluck, aged 18, won the most artistic category, while Milton Furtado, 22, was […]

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Notices of concern more than double in wake of funding CRISIS

The number of notices of concern issued to FE providers by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has more than doubled in the last year, FE Week can reveal. A total of 75 notices have been issued since 2010, with 53 per cent of these being given out in 2015 alone. Only 24 per cent were […]

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FE Commissioner ends involvement with seven providers

Seven FE and skills providers have been told by Skills Minister Nick Boles that their FE Commissioner interventions have come to an end, FE Week can reveal. Letters confirming the conclusion of Dr David Collins’ involvement with the five colleges and two local authorities were published before Christmas and earlier this month, after being sent […]

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