Colleges, Politics, Skills reform

No plans for new ‘elite’ technical colleges, skills minister suggests

Robert Halfon says PM refers to existing Institutes of Technology in education plans

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Hey Rishi! FE needs more than golden oldies and remixes

FE is doomed if elite colleges and a Brit Bacc are the best the new prime minister has to...

JL Dutaut
Ian Pryce
Colleges, Industrial action

Hopwood Hall College staff win another significant pay rise

Most lecturers to receive 9.2% increase, on top of last year's 7.5% rise

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Exams

Exam fee hikes ‘make a mockery’ of financial planning

Exam fee rises will cost schools and colleges hundreds of thousands of pounds more.

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor and Samantha Booth
Colleges

Colleges week interview: David Hughes, CEO, Association of Colleges

The fifth national Colleges Week comes in a time of turbulence in Westminster. Shane Chowen sits down with David...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Colleges Week: Getting schools and colleges to work together

Colleen Marshall celebrates Colleges Week with a celebration of the work that's bringing her college group and local schools...

JL Dutaut
Colleen Marshall
Colleges, Training Providers

Training provider and college reps announce ‘strategic coalition’

'Disparate' organisations AELP, AoC and City & Guilds are joining forces

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Third college to go through FE insolvency regime owes £8m

The country’s smallest sixth form college has been forced to close

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, DfE

DfE drive to improve FE governance and staff retention

Early notices for contracts worth over £10 million have been published for mentoring and governance commitments

Jason Noble
Jason Noble