Colleges

Lecturer awarded 25k for dyslexia harassment 

South and City College Birmingham to pay staff member after also failing to make adjustments for her disability

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Ofsted

Shrewsbury College celebrates ‘outstanding’ Ofsted result

Landmark inspection outcome achieved just 5 years after the sixth form group controversially received the lowest possible grade

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges

Unions demand 10% pay rise amid looming strike threat

This year’s AoC negotiations will also include measures to tackle “impossible” workloads

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
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

Luminate boss to retire

National leader of FE Colin Booth to step down from Luminate Education Group after 40 years in education

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

It’s not only Leeds and Manchester desperate for demographic boom help, say leaders

The number of 16 to 18-year-olds is projected to rise by 20 per cent between 2017 and 2028

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Creating ESOL courses isn’t ‘voluntary work’, says tribunal

Tribunal notes 'significant failure of HR' for lack of communication with hourly paid staff

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Ofsted: Schools and colleges must improve ‘poor’ careers advice

Most college students can't remember what careers guidance they had in school

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Colleges are well placed to help break the cycles of crime

We’re exploring what FE colleges can do to help prison leavers rehabilitate and build meaningful careers

Jessica Hill
Nina Champion