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Ofsted watch: Week of extreme contrasts for providers

A week of extreme contrasts for FE saw the second college in two weeks scoop an ‘outstanding’ rating, while...

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Alix Robertson
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Anger as IfA’s apprentice panel presentation postponed

Fears are growing that apprentices may lose their voice at the top level, after the Institute for Apprenticeships deferred...

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Alix Robertson
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Skills minister the fixer promises to listen and ‘make it work’

The new skills minister has reassured the sector that her motivation in the role is “to make it work”...

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Alix Robertson
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Achievement rates at Learndirect fall under minimum standards

The nation’s largest FE provider has been badly shaken by the changes in the way achievement rates are calculated,...

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Alix Robertson
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NCG and others blame IT ‘glitches’ for achievement rates table absence

Providers have blamed “data glitches” for their absence from the latest national achievement rate tables. The five colleges and...

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Alix Robertson
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Festival of Skills: Apprenticeship starts ‘a quarter’ of what they were before May

Members of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers have reported apprenticeship starts in May falling to around a...

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Alix Robertson
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Festival of Skills: Start assessing as apprentices begin, providers told

Providers need to assess new apprentices’ skills as soon as they begin training in order to establish a baseline...

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Alix Robertson
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Government urged to do more to rescue struggling UTCs

Far more needs to be done by the government to support its struggling University Technical Colleges programme, a new...

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Alix Robertson
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New skills minister Anne Milton speaking at AELP conference 2017

The first major speech delivered to the sector by the new skills minister will be at the Association of...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson