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Ofsted Watch: Tough week for FE as grades fall

Two FE providers have seen their ratings tumble, and two others have received ‘requires improvement’ grades, in the latest reports released by Ofsted. The independent training provider London Skills and Development Network (LSDN) fell from a grade two to a grade three, with its apprenticeship provision described as ‘inadequate’, in its most recent inspection on […]

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Less careers strategy, more high-risk experiment

The UK’s careers so-called “strategy” is to ditch trained, independent professionals in favour of volunteers, warns Dr Deirdre Hughes The long-awaited careers strategy is finally in the public domain. There will be a huge sigh of relief from the DfE – and a sharp intake of breath for those at the coalface trying to deliver […]

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Ofsted Watch: Success for colleges but ITP rated ‘inadequate’

Two colleges have seen their grades go up to ‘good’ this week – but three previously uninspected providers haven’t fared so well, including one rated ‘inadequate’. KT Associates, an independent training provider, received the lowest possible grade across the board in a report published on December 1 and based on an inspection in October. Safeguarding […]

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Colleges’ Ofsted grades bounce back

England’s colleges are showing signs of turning a significant corner in their Ofsted performance. Seven have managed to dig themselves out of failing grades in the early part 2017/18 – where none managed the same feat during that period last year. Frustratingly however, this success will not be recognised in the education watchdog’s imminent annual […]

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Colleges’ Ofsted bounce-back should be acknowledged

Three weeks ago we reported that by the end of the last academic year, college performance had dipped to its lowest level, as measured by Ofsted. The proportion of the nation’s 188 colleges graded ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ languished on 69 per cent, over 10 percentage points below other provider types. How quickly things have changed: […]

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Ofsted Watch: ‘Good’ news all round for FE

It was ‘good’ news all round for FE this week as all inspected providers either maintained or improved their ratings to a grade two. Two colleges, which previously hit the headlines for management issues, were celebrating after boosting from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’. Its welcome news coming after FE Week revealed earlier this month that […]

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Ofsted Watch: New leadership praised at improved college

Ofsted has commended the new leadership team at a London college as it moves up to be rated ‘good’ while the grades of other providers fell. Richmond-upon-Thames College climbed from grade three to grade two in a report published on November 17 which congratulated the new principal, senior management team and governors for their success […]

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Ofsted watch: Impressive week for FE colleges

It’s been an outstanding week for general FE colleges, with one awarded a grade one and a second going up to ‘good’. But the picture for sixth form colleges has been less positive, with two having slipped from their former grade one ratings. Wirral Metropolitan College went up from grade three to grade two overall […]

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Ofsted Watch: Three councils told adult learning requires improvement

Three local authorities have been told by Ofsted that their provision of adult and community learning ‘requires improvement’. Birmingham City Council and Swindon Unitary Authority both slipped from grade two to grade three in reports published this week, while Kettering Borough Council kept its grade three rating. Swindon Unitary Authority’s adult community learning service was […]

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