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The chief executive of a charity and independent learning provider focused on helping people with disabilities has declared the timing of his organisation’s latest Ofsted inspection “not right nor in the interests of learners”. Roy O’Shaughnessy, head of The Shaw Trust, said the inspection had come at an “inappropriate” stage and he was “disappointed” with the […]
News
Careers advice in schools has been added to the skills minister brief, as part of the machinery of government changes. The Department for Education this morning finally confirmed ministerial responsibilities after taking ownership of the further and higher education budgets last month. The announcement, as part of a ministerial shake up at the DfE, comes almost […]
Long-awaited information on the apprenticeship levy is finally due to be released this Friday, after a series of delays. The details, which were originally expected in June, will now be distributed via press release at the end of the week on August 12, the Department for Education has confirmed to FE Week. FE Week revealed […]
Performing arts students who took to the streets to save their courses are celebrating after college leaders decided against cutting them. FE Week reported on the protest by a large group of Burton and South Derbyshire College learners — many of whom were expecting to continue in the second year of performing arts courses after […]
Hold-ups to key FE announcements and reports caused by recent government upheavals are undermining planning for next academic year, sector leaders have warned. Concern is mounting that post-Brexit ministerial changes and the decision to transfer responsibility for skills and apprenticeships to the Department for Education (DfE) has caused the machinery of government to grind to […]
Updated guidance on the apprenticeship levy which was due out in June may now be postponed until September, FE Week understands. FE Week submitted an enquiry to the Department for Education (DfE) about a potential change to the release date – which would be the second delay so far – but the DfE refused to confirm or deny the prospect. […]
Apprenticeships have secured a place on the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) early autumn programme of work this year. They feature among ten topics for the committee’s inquiries in September and October, which have been published on the parliament.uk website. Other areas for inquiry include child protection and the financial sustainability of local government. The decision comes […]
There was much to welcome in the Sainsbury Review proposals for technical education, according to Graham Hasting-Evans, but he thinks the idea of licensing a single awarding organisation for each of the 15 new “high quality” vocational routes is a poor one. Here’s why: The fact the UK does not perform well in the world […]
Opinion
An ‘outstanding’ college was chosen by Justine Greening MP as her first FE institution for a visit since she became education secretary. The new minister, who replaced Nicky Morgan earlier this month, was given a tour of Walsall College — which was the first to receive a grade one Ofsted rating under the inspectorate’s previous […]
