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<p>Students are at the heart of the new education administration regime: its primary
objective is to avoid or minimise disruption to the studies of existing students.</p><p>
</p><p>During the education administration, Hadlow College will continue to operate
as usual and communications with students and staff have been a priority. The administrators
have led communications with staff, including briefing sessions, a letter to all staff
and a meeting with the University and College Union.</p><p> </p><p>We understand from
administrators that there are no student representatives other than the student governors.
Therefore, in discussion with college management, the administrators have decided
to communicate to students mostly through teachers as it was felt that this approach
was least disruptive. College staff have been actively encouraged to update and answer
questions from their students. The college also wrote to existing students, parents
and guardians and prospective students to assure them that classes, exams and enrolments
are continuing as normal. Students have been encouraged to submit queries either directly
to the college communications team or via their teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this
year, we established a panel of insolvency practitioners to work on further education
(FE) insolvencies, following a procurement process which, among other things, looked
at FE sector experience. The firm appointed for Hadlow College’s insolvency is BDO,
which has experience of the FE sector. Additionally, the administrators can draw on
a wide range of other education expertise, including governors and staff at the college,
the FE Commissioner’s team and the wider sector.</p>
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