The FE Commissioner has warned that “uncertainty remains” over the future of the much-loved adult residential Northern College after it was moved to “supervised status”.
Northern College in Barnsley, which is rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, was placed in formal intervention by the commissioner following visits in February and March 2021, with question marks over its financial viability.
At the time the commissioner warned of a “perfect storm” amid a legal dispute with the government over clawback of wrongly awarded funds, concerns over future adult residential funding, and a shortfall in enrolments.
A series of conditions were imposed over the college’s operations in a subsequent financial notice to improve.
