Colleges

‘Gateway’ colleges must be key to Labour’s growth plan

Now Lambeth College is a gateway institution it is unlocking careers by teaching essential skills and bridging the skills...

Jessica Hill
Professor David Phoenix
Colleges

South west colleges reignite merger talks

Governors hope to sign off on the Devon merger in November

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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

What the Supreme Court ruling on ‘sex’ means for FE colleges

The court’s decision sharpens the focus on a complex legal landscape. With revised guidance pending, colleges must navigate carefully

Jessica Hill
Tom Morrison and Clare Wigzell
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