When you look, suicide dangers are everywhere in our colleges Given the numbers of students who take their own lives, we must seek answers to the crisis unfolding across the FE estate
How a £25m crisis and intervention forced us to rebuild – and made Brooklands stronger Six years under FE Commissioner intervention pushed our college to the brink. But the debt, disruption and scrutiny forged a new culture, a new identity and a renewed confidence, proving that intervention can be transformative
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
SEND first class: How groundbreaking partnership are rethinking SEND support The Sutton Life Centre is one of several partnerships between colleges and external partners, where SEND learners are prepared not only to access education, but to build a future beyond it
FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms A coherent tertiary system requires FE to be a partner, not a passenger. To close attainment gaps and respond to technological change, the FE sector must be central to curriculum design, assessment reform and the future workforce strategy
We need to stop leaving life skills to chance Unless financial and enterprise skills become core, not optional post-16, the gap between education and employment will keep widening
Troubled Burnley College appoints new principal Karen Buchanan’s successor has been revealed amid a government investigation into achievement rates
OfS to reduce dual-regulation burden on colleges But full registration conditions will still apply to colleges with degree-awarding powers
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