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DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges

The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings

Strikes called off at another 7 colleges

Staff at 8 colleges will begin three days of strike action from tomorrow

Starting the weekend early at Derwentside

If you enter Derwentside College after 2pm on a Friday, you’ll find it empty. The principal, Chris Todd, will be on his way to pick his seven-year-old son up from school and take him to the beach. That’s because Todd, who is determined to prioritise well-being among his staff, allows them to finish early on […]

Half of colleges set to strike abandon action

15 colleges still plan to hit the picket line next week

National Star College: teaching students how to speak up and fight back

Dan, who has cerebral palsy and communicates with the world through technology that tracks his eye movements, giggles with delight as he shows me how he can now open the curtains all by himself. Until now, the nineteen-year-old National Star College student, who has a penchant for Harry Potter and country music, has had to […]

Combined authority ponders double college build to tackle FE ‘cold spots’

‘Initial conversations’ also taken place with FE colleges over their views on the project

Storm Ciarán causes college closures

Colleges in the south of England switch to online learning to protect staff and students

Two-thirds of parents ‘interested’ in FE teaching career – but not told about stunted salaries

Survey finds FE teaching is ‘the perfect career pivot’ for working parents interested in flexible work

College hit with financial notice after DfE finds dodgy subcontracting in traineeships

Clawback expected to move college from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’ financial health