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Troubled HS2 college spent £73K on failed Ofsted legal challenge

The beleaguered National College for HS2 blew £73,000 on a failed legal attempt at stopping Ofsted publishing a grade four report, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (NCATI) provided the figure to FE Week after the college went to the High Court in the hope of […]

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Coronavirus: Ofsted pauses publication of inspection reports

Ofsted has paused the publication of inspection reports during the coronavirus crisis and promised that it will have “do the right thing” as its mantra going forward. Deputy director for FE and skills Paul Joyce (pictured) told an FE Week webinar on Saturday they had taken the decision because they are “well aware providers have […]

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Free recording: FE’s response & requirements to Coronavirus pandemic

On Saturday FE Week hosted a webinar to provide an overview of the latest legislation and guidance from the government regarding the response to the coronavirus pandemic, for the FE and skills sector. Presented by Shane Mann, publisher of FE Week, he was joined by Association of Colleges chief executive David Hughes, Association of Employment […]

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Ofsted watch: UTC climbs out of ‘inadequate’

A university technical college has pulled itself out of ‘inadequate’, while two other FE providers, including an accountancy giant, slumped to the lowest rating this week. Health Futures UTC has been given a grade three, nearly two years after the 14 to 19 provider was hit with a grade four. Inspectors said it was previously […]

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Ofsted brand 1,000 civil service apprenticeship programme with KPMG as ‘inadequate’

One of the ‘big four’ accounting firms that trains nearly 1,000 civil service apprentices has been slammed as ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted. KPMG Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) has now been banned from the apprenticeships market as a result of a damning grade four report published today. A catalogues of issues, including a lack of unbiased careers […]

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Ofsted boss pauses all inspection activity

All routine Ofsted inspections will now be put on hold, sister paper FE Week has revealed. The watchdog has halted inspections following prime minister Boris Johnson’s announcement earlier today to scale up coronavirus prevention measures. An Ofsted spokesperson told FE Week they are “putting a hold on all this week’s routine inspections of schools, social care, […]

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Exclusive: Coronavirus challenges persuade Ofsted to call off inspection at Oldham college

Oldham Sixth Form College is the first education provider to successfully defer an inspection due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Ofsted has confirmed. Inspectors were due into the college this week but the visit has now been postponed to an unknown date. Principal Jayne Clarke said: “We are pleased that Ofsted has agreed to defer our […]

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Shrewsbury college loses grade 4 battle with Ofsted

A college accused of serious safeguarding failures has failed to overturn an ‘inadequate’ judgment following a second visit from Ofsted inspectors. FE Week understands that Shrewsbury Colleges Group will have a grade four report published imminently after its complaint to the education watchdog was not upheld. Leaders at the college, which teaches more than 9,000 […]

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Ofsted watch: Radio company that runs Kiss FM among 7 ‘good’ reports

A high-profile radio company that runs UK stations such as Kiss FM and Magic was among seven FE providers to receive ‘good’ ratings from Ofsted this week. But poor reports came in for four new independent learning providers, which all received ‘insufficient progress’ grades in early monitoring visits. Most of Bauer Radio Limited’s 220 apprentices […]

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