Colleges, FE Commissioner

Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal

Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying...

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, FE Commissioner

Bailout saves WCG from going insolvent next month

But the college group's new principal says it is now 'on the right track'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
FE Commissioner

Three new deputy FE commissioners join Legrave 

Former college principals are among the appointees

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Profiles

Martin Sim, principal, City College Southampton

Martin Sim, deputy FE commissioner and now emergency principal at City College Southampton, has done some of the toughest...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Governors ‘lack urgency’ on financial issues at struggling land-based college, says FE Commissioner

The report said that “financial risks are accumulating”

Will Nott
Will Nott
News

Troubled Easton and Otley College to be demerged and taken over

A troubled land-based college is to be broken up and merged with two other colleges, following two consecutive ‘inadequate’...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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

Funding clawback for college at risk of cash crisis

A college already in financial difficulty is being forced to pay back nearly £1 million to the government as...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino