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Promoting the debate on what a successful college looks like

Nobody more than college principals knows the wide-ranging effects of an Ofsted rating. Lynne Sedgmore makes the case for a review of what it means to be considered a successful college.   LeSoCo is the fourth college to voluntarily resign from the 157 Group having been rated by Ofsted as inadequate and it is with […]

Opinion

College radio presenter is seeing stars after landing interview with top comedian Russell Brand

High-profile comedian Russell Brand was the latest in an impressive line of celebrities to face a grilling from 20-year-old Lambeth College radio presenter Daniel Parker, writes Paul Offord. What do comedian Russell Brand and actors Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hanks all have in common? They’ve all been interviewed by level three radio production student Daniel […]

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Skills Funding Agency warnings on the rise

The number of notices of concern slapped on colleges rose by 25 per cent in 2012/13 from nine notices in 2011/12. Notices of concern are triggered by inadequate Ofsted results or fears over the college’s financial health or controls. A Freedom of Information request by FE Week has uncovered that that as of May 15 […]

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Union votes in favour of strike action at Lesoco

A London college has been added to the ranks of those facing industrial action as staff up and down the country react to the threat of hundreds of job losses. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Lesoco — a merger of Lewisham College and Southwark College with campuses in Lewisham, Deptford (pictured), Waterloo, […]

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Strikes loom as college job losses announced

The announcement of up to 700 job losses in eight colleges in England has prompted industrial unrest. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Chesterfield College and Kirklees College, have already taken industrial action, while union members at The Grimsby Institute have voted to strike. All the colleges have blamed the redundancies on […]

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VQ Day – Round-up

  Mark Harper MP, Aaron Freeman, National VQ Learner of the Year, and Skills Minister Matthew Hancock VQ Day celebrations kicked off with a ceremony and reception in the Houses of Parliament to recognise the achievements of vocational learners from across the UK. Lord Kenneth Baker, chair of the Edge Foundation, and Skills Minister Matthew […]

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New ofsted regime returns good news

The first general FE college inspection carried out under a new common inspection framework (CIF) has returned a good grading, while positives also emerged from the first re-inspection. Ofsted inspectors armed with the new CIF gave City College Plymouth two days’ notice for an inspection between October 1 and 5. They judged the 17,000-learner college […]

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Ela Piotrowska, principal, Morley College

London in the aftermath of World War Two was a hard place for many, including the Piotrowska family. It had promised so much with Ela Piotrowska’s father, Stasio, having reached safety after fleeing the Nazi occupation of his native Poland, having walked hundreds of miles across Europe to join the Polish Free Army, in Scotland. […]

Profiles

Criticism and restructures as Ofsted grades plummet

Three further education colleges have suffered setbacks after receiving the lowest possible inspection grades. Reports by education regulator Ofsted, each published on March 30, show ‘inadequate’ reports for Macclesfield College and City of Wolverhampton College. The third to receive the grade, as previously revealed by FE Week, was Lambeth College, also formally published on March […]

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