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MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 267

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Lee Probert, principal and chief executive, York College Start date: June 2019 Previous job: Principal, City of Bristol College Interesting fact: Lee has been musical director for pantomime at the Swan Theatre in Worcester three times….oh yes he has! Julie Peaks, deputy principal, Wyke Sixth Form College […]

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IfA boss refuses to say whether he wants to remain in post as DfE forced to re-advertise role

The Institute for Apprenticeships will re-advertise for a new chief executive in the coming months, but its current boss has remained tight-lipped over his future. Sir Gerry Berragan took the top job at the IfA in November 2017 and later revealed to FE Week that he was only contracted for two years because he did […]

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Let’s not have arbitrary caps on apprenticeship provider growth

If ESFA introduces a limit on the scope of providers to grow it could hinder the delivery of apprenticeships, says Simon Ashworth At the AELP autumn conference, ESFA apprenticeships director Keith Smith announced that the ESFA was giving serious consideration to introducing a “provider earnings limit” on all apprenticeship providers in 2019, or in plain […]

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Schools hit with warning letters after flouting Baker clause

Ten large academy trusts flouting the Baker clause will soon be issued letters from the skills minister to “remind them of their legal duty”. The announcement comes just a day after secretary of state Damian Hinds said writing to schools who prevent FE providers from talking to students about technical education wouldn’t be “done lightly” […]

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DfE launches new ‘Fire It Up’ apprenticeships campaign

A new government campaign that aims to “shift deeply held views” on apprenticeships has been launched today. The ‘Fire It Up’ campaign will promote the benefits of apprenticeships to young people, parents and employers through a series of adverts on national TV and social media, featuring real-life apprentices. A new website will provide advice and […]

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IfA finally releases apprenticeship overspend presentation

The Institute for Apprenticeships has finally released a presentation given to employers that warned of an imminent apprenticeship overspend, following pressure from the shadow skills minister. On November 30 during an employer engagement event at Exeter College the IfA’s chief operating officer Robert Nitsch included a forecast of a £500 million overspend on the apprenticeship […]

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Provider rated ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted found low employment for arts and media students

A private provider is appealing an ‘inadequate’ report after Ofsted criticised it for not moving enough of its arts and media students onto jobs at the end of their training. The judgement comes after the chief inspector caused a media storm when she told the Association of Colleges conference in November that there is a […]

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Top DfE civil servant claims T-levels timetable is ‘on track’ following ministerial direction

The tight T-levels timetable is “on track” and is “going well”, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary has insisted. Jonathan Slater was being quizzed by MPs on the education select committee as part of an accountability hearing, alongside education secretary Damian Hinds, this morning. He was asked if he still had concerns over the timescales […]

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Anne Milton: Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference 2019 speech in full

The skills minister Anne Milton delivered a keynote speech to the Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference this morning, in which she spoke about the Raise the Rate campaign among other hot topics in FE. Here’s her planned speech in full.   Thank you Bill for that kind introduction and for inviting me back this […]

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