In this week’s episode of the Tes FE podcast, FE commissioner Richard Atkins chats with Tes columnist and podcast host Sarah Simons about his role and how colleges can avoid financial crises. 

With his team, Mr Atkins has been working to support struggling colleges to turn themselves around. But with a new insolvency regime on the way, the consequences of failure will soon be graver than ever.

This podcast relates to an article in the 21 September edition of Tes. Subscribers can read the full story here. To subscribe, click here. To download the digital edition, Android users can click here and iOS users can click here. Tes magazine is available at all good newsagents