Colleges

NHS’ Hadfield to chair Weston as college’s condition improves

Health service's apprenticeships lead will lead governing board as college moves out of intervention

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Private ’targeted support’ to replace public college intervention in ‘most cases’

The DfE hopes new intervention teams will improve outcomes for 70,000 students

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Cumbrian college principal retires after 16 years

Chris Nattress will be replaced by Mark Fell at Lakes College

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

We don’t need a school-style enrichment framework, we need one built for FE

In an age of social media anxiety and digital overload, enrichment shouldn't be a luxury – it’s how we...

Jessica Hill
Lisa Humphries
The Staffroom - opinion

When flags divide instead of unite, FE must help rebuild belonging

As national identity becomes a battleground, FE must show what true unity looks like: diverse, empathetic and brave enough...

Jessica Hill
Haroon Bashir
workforce development

Workforce development needed to achieve white paper’s tertiary vision

The post-16 education and skills white paper seeks a unified tertiary system but a single framework for teaching is...

Jessica Hill
Dr Katerina Kolyva
English and maths, Skills reform

Francis review prompts DfE shake-up of English and maths accountability measures

Review response also reveals incoming guidance for colleges on enrichment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

‘£379m’ in college capital cash will return to Treasury via ‘penalising’ VAT rules

Academies were granted VAT exemptions in 2011

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Higher education

Limited understanding: OfS grants degree powers to wrong LTE Group

OfS makes gaffe on the wrong gaff

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel