Colleges

£31k FE teacher training bursaries to continue in 2026-27

Experts say bursaries are 'very effective for recruiting more teachers and retaining additional teachers long-term' amid Labour's 6.5k pledge

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

More than half of Turing trips turned down

The government also underspent its budget despite a one-third cut

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

UCU launches England-wide college strike ballot

The Association of Colleges says the union's 10 per cent pay rise demand is unaffordable

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

CCC teachers begin strikes over sixth-form pay freeze

Their pay could be frozen for up to 3 years until a 'discrepancy' between their salaries and the rest...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Governance, Long read

To pay or not to pay? The ‘divisive’ question of college governor remuneration

Relying on unpaid volunteers to hold college executive teams to account is either an important matter of principle or...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges

Rethinking PD: How colleges can build learning cultures

A new guide offers evidence-based steps for leaders to design PD which inspires staff, drives improvement and transforms outcomes...

Jessica Hill
Kath Davies
Colleges

UCU’s 76-college hit list shocks principals

Unions demand 10 per cent pay rise and national pay bargaining or face formal disputes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Successes and failures down under can guide FE reform here

The UK’s FE system is stuck in silos. Lessons from New Zealand and Victoria in Australia show how bold...

Jessica Hill
Liam Sloan
Colleges

Exam success is nothing without the ability to build relationships

Qualifications open doors, but it’s relationships that keep them open. Without structured support for social and emotional skills, too...

Jessica Hill
Imran Mir