Author: Billy Camden

The Department for Education will go ahead with proposals to strengthen performance reporting for colleges that are part of a group or have multiple sites, it confirmed today. It means that from next year data on the performance of individual institutions or sites within mega-colleges will be made available – potentially paving the way for […]

Nearly 350 former Carillion apprentices will have their wage support cut off next month after being made redundant. The government’s official receiver overseeing the liquidation revealed yesterday that 356 people will be leaving the business, 341 of which are apprentices. It means attempts to find new work for nearly a third (30 per cent) of […]

Earlier this month the Institute for Apprenticeships bragged about approving standards at a faster rate than ever before after they signed off their 300th. But since then FE Week has found that over a dozen are being completely ignored by employers. When asked why this was the case, the IfA was tight-lipped and the Department […]

A specialist land-based college branded “unsafe” in a shocking grade four report in April has made swift improvements to ensure the safety and welfare of students. Moulton College, based in Northamptonshire, was hit with an ‘inadequate’ rating after Ofsted found learners were in danger when studying in areas such as construction and equine studies. It […]

The government appears to have broken its own rules in its Institutes of Technology competition, by putting NCG through to the final bidding round despite the group’s grade three Ofsted rating. An update about the IoTs process was published yesterday which stated the Department for Education has now sent “interim guidance” about the next stage […]

Ofqual will soon begin auditing apprenticeship end-point assessment organisations to find out how they are mitigating risks around the capacity and capability of assessors. The exams regulator today confirmed its approach to its external quality assurance of EPAs, by publishing a final set of rules. The conditions and guidance, which come into force tomorrow, will […]

Over three quarters of a million pounds will be invested in colleges over the next two years to engage inactive students in sport and physical activity. AoC Sport announced today that Sport England will devote the sizeable chunk of its National Lottery funding to colleges from September 1, 2018 until August 31, 2020. It will […]

Training providers will have their European Social Fund cash protected until the end of 2020, even if a “no-deal” Brexit is reached. Chancellor Philip Hammond (pictured) made the promise today that any funding that organisations secure through EU programmes will be “guaranteed” by the UK government until that date. It was always the case that […]