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Joy as Joyce vows no two-tier Ofsted regime

There will be no special treatment for employers which become providers in order to use their apprenticeship levy funding, Ofsted has said. The education watchdog’s apprenticeship inspections will carry on “regardless of where that provision is delivered”, according to Paul Joyce (pictured), the regulator’s deputy director for FE and skills. “I can assure you we […]

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Darlington College goes from inadequate to good Ofsted rating

Darlington College has recovered to an Ofsted ‘good’ rating a little over a year after it was branded ‘inadequate’. The education watchdog deemed the provider to be ‘good’ across the board and ‘outstanding’ in its delivery of adult learning programmes, in a report released on June 23. It was previously hit with a grade four […]

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Leadership praised as college’s Oftsed rating improves following double inadequate blow

Lewisham Southwark College has seen its Ofsted rating go up a grade from its previous inadequate rating, with inspectors praising the “highly capable” new leadership team for turning around its fortunes. The education watchdog’s overall verdict of ‘requires improvement’ comes after the college had the dubious honour of being the first FE and skills provider […]

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‘Inadequate’ colleges double-digit disaster as English and maths policy blamed

The number of general further education colleges to have been branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted since September has hit double figures, exclusive FE Week analysis has revealed. College leaders have blamed the government’s increased focus on English and maths, pinning what they call “unfair” expectations on colleges for the rise in grade fours. Ten colleges have now […]

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Employers told to stick to ‘core business’ after Citroën blow

Firms taking on apprentices have been advised to stick “to their core business” — after Citroën UK became the second employer branded inadequate by Ofsted under the common inspector framework. The education watchdog’s damning verdict on the car manufacturer — published on May 27 — means that a quarter of employers inspected under the new […]

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Principal and deputy both leave troubled college

A principal who lodged a formal complaint with Ofsted after the education watchdog branded his college inadequate has stepped down, along with his deputy. West Cheshire College told FE Week today that Nigel Davies and his former deputy principal Adrian Humphreys had left. The statement said the pair had both moved on “in order to […]

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Four more college merger proposals unveiled

Four more mergers involving seven FE colleges and one sixth form college (SFC) have been proposed this week. Three of these link-ups are the result of the Tees Valley area review, which on May 13 became only the second area review to conclude. Meanwhile, three colleges in south-east London have confirmed that previously announced plans […]

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First outstanding Ofsted rating for sixth form college under common inspection framework

A sixth form college (SFC) in West Yorkshire has become the first of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted since the introduction of the common inspection framework (CIF) in September. Huddersfield New College received grade ones across the board from the education watchdog, in a report published today which also found the 2,400-learner […]

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Colleges compete for sporting supremacy

Last weekend saw more than 1,800 athletes from 137 different colleges travel to Tyne and Wear for the 38th AoC Sport National Championships. The pinnacle event in the sporting calendar for AoC Sport member colleges inspired many passionate and high quality performances at first-rate venues, as FE Week reporter and football and golf fanatic Billy […]

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