Colleges

Research on EMA support has defied common sense

My EMA initiative helped disadvantaged students stay in education and was widely praised—until recent research questioned its long-term impact....

Jessica Hill
David Blunkett
Colleges, Long read

Searching for a hire power

High vacancy rates continue to blight FE, with courses scrapped and agency costs soaring. We examine teacher recruitment problems...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges

Martin Sim retires from college interim leadership roles

The turnaround specialist has worked in FE for over 40 years

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Leicester principal Verity Hancock to depart amid cancer treatment

She has led the college for more than a decade

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Industrial action

NEU ends sixth form college pay dispute

Members accept 4.3 per cent deal with 'firm assurances' of future pay equality

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Industrial action

23 sixth form colleges vote to strike in NASUWT ballot

But the union has been criticised for also balloting teachers in academised sixth form colleges not involved in the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

FE is becoming an attractive career move for HE leaders

FE is gaining traction as a career choice for HE professionals ready to make a meaningful difference

Jessica Hill
Paul Aristides and Paul Horgan
Colleges

Legal win fails to spark Catholic sixth form academy bids  

A suggestion that sixth forms could form their own trust faces barriers from bishops who aren't used to power...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Intervention lifted at pandemic-hit City Lit

Principal praises staff and FE Commissioner as college finances recover faster than planned

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter