News

Just 7% of college principals are from a BAME background

The number of colleges led by a non-white principal has fallen to a low of 7 per cent, new...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
News

Hinds blames colleges as their share of apprenticeships slumps to 26 per cent

Apprenticeships delivered by colleges fell to just 26 per cent last year, according to analysis by FE Week, and...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
News

NUS calls on colleges to do more to tackle student sexual harassment

Colleges have been urged to develop more “robust” policies to tackle sexual harassment and violence, after a student survey...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
News

Revealed: The 17 colleges to share £2.5m in final strategic improvement funding round

The names of final colleges set to share grants through a government fund designed to support struggling colleges have...

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
News

Former college staff get a chance to challenge FE Commissioner reports

Former employees or governors criticised in FE commissioner reports can now read and challenge the report before it is...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
News

Exclusive: AoC India to close after 25 colleges quit

A college partnership network set up by the Association of Colleges to provide UK vocational education and training programmes...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

How colleges can keep up with apprenticeship reforms

If colleges wish to continue to deliver apprenticeships, they will need to adapt quickly, writes Teresa Frith We are...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

First two national colleges open their doors to students

The first two of five planned new government-backed national colleges have opened their doors to students, after £80 million...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Employers more satisfied with private training providers than colleges

Private training providers will be patting themselves on the back this week, following Skills Funding Agency research that revealed...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson