Six colleges entered formal intervention last year, according to the FE Commissioner’s (FEC) latest annual report.
But Shelagh Legrave’s annual stocktake of the sector is unusually silent on the major issues facing the college sector.
Previous reports have highlighted the FEC’s key concerns about the issues affecting college performance. For example, last year’s report flagged a lack of staff to deliver T Levels and college support services, poor oversight of subcontracting, cyber-security risks and the impact of inflation on college finances.
This year’s report, which covers Legrave and her team’s work between August 2022 and July 2023, speaks of “a great year” for the college sector despite warnings from other regulators that under-funding and staff recruitment challenges were negatively impacting learners.
