Colleges

FE’s new ministers hit the road for first college visits

Alex Burghart, Michelle Donelan, Michael Gove and Keir Starmer have all visited providers this week

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Colleges

DfE throws new lifeline to City College Southampton pending final verdict

The college had been faced with running out of cash next month

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Colleges

Three more college strikes abandoned as 10 other walkouts get underway

Staff have been on the picket line since 8am this morning

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Two college strikes called off, but 13 more set to go ahead

'We hope other employers take note and come back to the negotiating table', says UCU

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Governance

Institute of Directors takes over governor leadership training

The Further Education Chairs Leadership Programme has been run by the Oxford Saïd Business School since 2018

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Long read

Focus feature: College improvement

How do you improve a college with a demoralised staff, a financial notice, a bad Ofsted and a haemorrhaging...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
14-16, Colleges

Colleges ditch 14-16 provision to save their reputation

Two huge colleges are walking away from their 14-to-16 provision because the government’s new progress measures are too “onerous”...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden