Colleges

New English and maths funding conditions are unnecessary, unworkable and must be suspended

Government has found a way of making new money feel like a wholly backward step, writes David Hughes

Billy Camden
David Hughes
Colleges, Skills reform

DfE to introduce English and maths resit minimum hours and scrap 5% tolerance

'Wholly unhelpful' changes to condition of funding rules amid concerns over rising non-compliance

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

DfE promises to ‘streamline’ high-end principal salary sign-offs

Lengthy delays are impacting college boss recruitment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

College U-turns on paid president gig after backlash

Ex-principal's son also resigns after nepotism accusations

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

FE Commissioner flags insolvency risk after Leicestershire college ‘took their eye off the ball’

SMB Group propped up by emergency funding from FE Commissioner

Josh Barrie
Josh Barrie
Colleges

Colleges can take the lead now to go beyond net zero

The further education sector is in the perfect place to lead the nation on decarbonising heating – and ministers...

JL Dutaut
Tim Leunig
Colleges, FE workforce

London mega-college staff cut short strike action over workload agreement

Workers meant to strike for eight days end up picketing for three days after talks

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Addressing the unspoken: Why colleges must take harassment seriously

Failure to acknowledge sexual misconduct as an issue for every provider is perpetuating harm and damaging the whole sector’s...

JL Dutaut
Ruth Sparkes
Colleges, Long read

Inside the college sector with an educational, societal and cultural mission

Their idyllic rural settings, historic buildings and strong links with local communities have enabled land-based colleges to diversify their...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill