FE Course Expansion & Funding Opportunities
FE Course Expansion & Funding Opportunities Budget cuts are destructive. The outcome has been a reduction in opportunities for students and staff as well as…
Stefan Drew
Conventional Education Isn’t The Path to Employment That It Once Was
Conventional Education Isn’t The Path to Employment That It Once Was At last. A respected educator that recognises the perils that FHE currently faces, and…
FE Survival, Financial Viability, Insolvency and the Role of Governors
FE Survival, Financial Viability, Insolvency and the Role of Governors FE is big business. 2.2 million students study with various providers each year, in a…
Your competitors aren’t other ESFA funded providers
Your competitors aren’t other ESFA funded providers Your competitors are commercial education and information sites including YouTube, commercial/non-funded providers and international organisations. (Click here to…
The Reality of FE Becoming More Commercial … for £2.88
My recent article on the £7.99 FE Financial Viability Strategy was not only the most shared article that week, it also had my phone ringing.…
The £7.99 FE Financial Viability Plan
Collab recently published an article on the “key drivers for colleges to think and act more like a commercial business”. It mentioned funding reduction, competition…
Schools Were Open on Easter Monday – It’s Official
Following on from my recent feature on The Impact of Snow Days on Learning and Financial Viability I note that all schools were open on…
FE Underfunding & Obscene Overspending
FE claims to be underfunded. I understand why providers complain of underfunding. What I don’t understand is why some of them then spend so much…
The Impact of Snow Days on Learning and Financial Viability
When it Snows Providers Potentially Lose Money Recent snowfall has resulted in the temporary closure of many providers. This happens somewhere in the country most…
How to Market a College Restaurant
The college restaurant is an essential part of the catering and hospitality offer in many colleges. And in an age of underfunding it can also…