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Apprenticeships are the “weakest” area of provision in FE providers, with one in ten judged ‘inadequate’ last year, Ofsted has said. In its annual stocktake of education, the inspectorate reported that of the 120 inspections to include an apprenticeships grade in 2019/20, 3 per cent achieved ‘outstanding’, 50 per cent were ‘good’, and 38 per […]
News
Ofsted has today published its annual stocktake of education for the 2019/20 academic year, which saw inspection activity largely disrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. FE Week has the key findings for the FE and skills sector. Inspections of newly-merged colleges found a third ‘required improvement’ Ofsted inspected 26 of the 46 colleges formed […]
The shadow minister for apprenticeships and lifelong learning explains his unconventional route to the front bench to Jess Staufenberg Toby Perkins, shadow minister for apprenticeships and lifelong learning, comes into focus on my screen with a huge, unidentifiable flag behind him. I know the Yorkshire flag, but apparently I don’t know the Derbyshire flag, which […]
Profiles
Changing legislation so prisoners can do apprenticeships would be transformative, writes Sally Alexander While there has been a lot of media focus on school pupils missing learning because of the coronavirus, there has been less attention on further education learners missing out – and particularly, learners behind bars in prison. That’s why, as a provider […]
Opinion
A new apprenticeship provider blames the impact of Covid for a second poor Ofsted report and is hoping to be given a rare lifeline by the government. Doncaster Conferences, Catering and Events Limited (DCCE) could be kicked off the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) after the inspectorate found it had made ‘insufficient progress’ in […]
Applications to the government’s register of apprenticeship training providers will not reopen until at least April 2021. And when it does restart, there will be a “new service” for firms to apply through. The Education and Skills Funding Agency closed the register to new bids on April 15 to “review our future approach”. Officials have […]
New-look apprenticeship and traineeship statistics were published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency today and captured final year-end data for 2019/20. Here are seven things we learned. 1. 8,000 claims worth over £15m for new employer incentives by mid-November Under an incentive scheme, running from August to March 2021, any firm that hires […]
Sixty-four colleges are at risk of running out of cash, a top ESFA director has said, admitting the number of colleges needing emergency funding was “more than we thought”. Speaking at a House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee hearing this morning, the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director of provider market oversight Matthew Atkinson said they had […]
“Outstanding” employers and individuals have been recognised at this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards – including a Great Ormond Street Hospital apprentice who has been on the frontline in the battle against Covid-19. The ten winners and 18 highly commended finalists (see table below) were named at the awards, which are in their 17th year and took place this evening as an […]
