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The FE Week Podcast: Plans for higher education, adult participation in FE and Ofsted

This week Shane is joined by three guests, to cover three particularly interesting topics: Ed Reza Schwitzer, former DfE civil servant, Sue Pember, adult education guru, and Catherine Sezen at the Association of Colleges. Has the government got it right with its plans to involve universities more in student outcomes? How can the sector drive […]

Opinion, Podcasts, Podcasts, FE Week Podcast

Ofsted at odds with mayoral combined authority’s provision

A potential conflict is brewing between central government bodies and devolved areas

News, Devolution

Ofsted now inspects over 2,000 FE providers, and 5 other findings from latest inspection data

The number of further education providers in scope for Ofsted inspection has surpassed the 2,000-mark, new data released today has revealed. And the proportion of providers judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ has slightly increased two percentage points to 83 per cent – but this is mainly due to poor performing providers losing their funding. The stats […]

News

Interview: Asi Panditharatna

Asi Panditharatna is tired of low expectations for former prisoners, drug addicts and the unemployed. He asks Jess Staufenberg why only certain people are thought of as ‘labour’ A few weeks ago the deputy prime minister came out with a grand possible solution to the HGV driver shortage causing havoc at petrol stations and food […]

Profiles

More Ofsted scrutiny is needed – but it must result in more funding

More inspections will reveal a system close to collapse, so ministers had better get the chequebook ready, writes Ed Reza Schwitzer The reaction was swift and predictable. From the moment it was announced that Ofsted will inspect every college, school and further education provider at least once by 2025, there were howls of protest. It […]

Opinion

External governance reviewers ‘must understand the local context’, conference delegates are told

For upcoming external board audits, providers have been told to ‘start thinking about reviewers in your locality in your region’

News, Uncategorized, Governance

‘Outstanding’ provider not inspected for 11 years downgraded in first Ofsted report

Inspectors did highlight the provider’s ‘ambitious curriculum and culture’

News, Ofsted

First two Ofsted full-inspection reports bring ‘good’ news to colleges

Two colleges have received grade two from a full inspection, with one improving from a grade three

News, Ofsted

Traineeships flop: less than half 16-18 expansion cash allocated

Less than half of the £30 million earmarked for the government’s 16-to-18 traineeships market entry exercise is set to be awarded, FE Week understands. Sixty training providers have won contracts of between £100,000 and £300,000 in the procurement that was finally launched at the end of September. Outcomes are being communicated to bidders this week […]

News, Traineeships