Colleges

AoC quids in after £9m cash windfall

New accounts also reveal the membership body's CEO has joined the £200k club

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Sloan in at the deep end: Liam Sloan, Bolton College CEO

Walking into a financial scandal wasn’t the perfect homecoming for Liam Sloan when he returned from years of leadership...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges

When you look, suicide dangers are everywhere in our colleges

Given the numbers of students who take their own lives, we must seek answers to the crisis unfolding across...

Jessica Hill
David Murray
Colleges

How a £25m crisis and intervention forced us to rebuild – and made Brooklands stronger

Six years under FE Commissioner intervention pushed our college to the brink. But the debt, disruption and scrutiny forged...

Jessica Hill
Christine Ricketts
Colleges

Government has ‘no plans’ for FE pay review body

A single approach to pay would not meet the 'diverse' needs of the sector, ministers say

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Fundraising and volunteering heroes honoured at Lords awards

Student, staff and college winners named in third annual Good for Me Good for FE awards ceremony

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Colleges, Long read

Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

FE and skills must be at the heart of curriculum reforms

A coherent tertiary system requires FE to be a partner, not a passenger. To close attainment gaps and respond...

Jessica Hill
Dr Katerina Kolyva
Colleges

We need to stop leaving life skills to chance

Unless financial and enterprise skills become core, not optional post-16, the gap between education and employment will keep widening

Jessica Hill
Sarah Porretta