Higher education

Peck’s picks: FE leaders join OfS’ ‘critical friend’ panel

Two current and one former principal selected to alert higher education regulator to emerging risks

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Higher education

DfE confirms crackdown on HE franchise fraud

New registration law to come into force from May 2026 to ‘protect' nearly 100,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

FE providers in scope for £925 international student levy

The levy will fund targeted maintenance grants for disadvantaged students

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
Sponsored post

The college roadmap to AI maturity – and a reskilled workforce

AI is poised to drive economic growth, reshape jobs, and transform industries, demanding urgent upskilling. Education must swiftly adapt,...

Code Institute
Code Institute
Higher education

HE regulator puts 3 colleges on notice

Croydon, Burnley and Blackburn colleges criticised for poor degree student outcomes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

At the helm of the only national college group

Liz Bromley is feeling a little fragile today. She is heading home from NCG’s offices at Newcastle College by...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges

1 in 3 colleges challenge TEF rating

Teaching excellence framework results revealed for first time since 2019

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Opinion

This is how to draw more HE students into FE

A personalised experience is the way to win over this emerging group of learners, writes Sali Midjek-Conway It’s more important than...

Jess Staufenberg
Sali Midjek-Conway