Colleges

‘Pyromaniac’ student set fire to college to avoid exam

Student given a suspended sentence after lawyer said there was no 'intent to harm' anyone

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Joshua Stein
Colleges, Office for Students

Office for Students slammed for lack of political independence

HE regulator ‘driven by the ebb and flow of short-term political priorities and media headlines’

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Joshua Stein
Colleges, T Levels

How to buck the low T Level retention trend

We speak to the colleges who were able to retain more than 2 in 3 students

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Joshua Stein
Colleges

Lawyers advise colleges to sell surplus assets in next 18 months

There are concerns colleges could otherwise miss out on profits

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Joshua Stein
Colleges, RAAC

RAAC surveys delayed due to lack of specialists

But no colleges have had to delay the start of term because of crumbling RAAC concrete

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Joshua Stein
Colleges, RAAC

RAAC: No colleges forced to delay start of term, says AoC

Confirmed cases of some colleges with dangerous concrete, but no ‘significant’ closures

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Joshua Stein
Colleges

ESFA intervenes as Leicestershire college group hits ‘serious cashflow pressures’

FE Commissioner to visit SMB Group due to ‘heighted risk’

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Joshua Stein
Colleges

College set for ‘inevitable’ court battle with football club after mediation falls flat

The football club is suing the college for more than £160,000

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Joshua Stein
Colleges

College group wins High Court battle to sell closed campus

The college had faced substantial opposition from the local council, campaigners and the local MP, Harriet Baldwin

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Joshua Stein