Colleges

AoC raises college staff pay recommendation – but only to 2.25%

The recommendation is well below the call from unions for a 10% rise

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

DfE reveals plan for three-way merger to secure survival of cash-strapped Southampton college

The proposal forms the outcome of the DfE’s long-awaited City-wide Solution project Southampton

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Colleges call for emergency government funding to boost staff pay

The DfE is also being asked to review FE policies to reduce financial risks

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Principal under investigation given £75k for loss of office

He lost his job after an audit revealed £5m worth of overclaimed funding

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Clawback disputes and ‘frustratingly slow’ ESFA reviews delay accounts for 4 colleges 

One college has now failed to publish financial statements for the previous three years

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Deputy FE Commissioner to take the reins at college surviving on bailout money

Struggling City College Southampton will have a new principal from July

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Association of Colleges Beacon Award 2022 winners announced

'Colleges are brilliant – and the winners of the Beacon Awards are some of the best of the best'

Will Nott
Will Nott
Colleges

Capital projects worth £400 million given green light

The government's flagship college capital investment programme awards a further £400 million, but rising prices bring costs in to...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Ofsted

Ofsted slams SEND college for ‘highly inappropriate’ activities

The watchdog found that students with special educational needs and disabilities were tube fed and medicated in classrooms in...

Will Nott
Will Nott