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14 April 2026

Hull College receives £54m bailout amid job strikes

An impoverished college caught in a row over job cuts has received a £54 million bailout. The eye-watering sum reportedly awarded to Hull College from the restructuring facility is believed to be the highest ever given to an English college. A college representative let slip the sum during the University and College Union’s congress in […]

Sixth-form colleges given access to government bailout fund

Sixth form colleges can now apply for government bailout cash, according to updated guidance published by the Department for Education this morning. The college financial intervention and exceptional financial support guidance, first published in 2015, has today been updated to “include sixth-form colleges, which are now eligible for exceptional financial support”. James Kewin, deputy chief […]