A FURTHER EDUCATION (FE) union reiterated its backing for renationalising dozens of failing colleges today following reports that the government is working on a plan to do so.

The Department for Education (DfE) has begun work on draft legislation to bring the colleges under state control after attempts to stabilise the sector with funds of £500 million failed, according to FE Week. 

University and College Union (UCU) head of FE Andrew Harden told the Star that the union supports the move as the “the experiment of incorporation has failed.”