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Omicron: What does Plan B mean for FE?

Face to face teaching must continue, and January exams will go ahead.

News, Covid-19

Omicron: Ofsted suspend inspections

Ofsted inspections will be cancelled next week so colleges and providers can use the final days of term to put in place Omicron contingency measures for January. The move was communicated to principals and chief executives this morning. “Early years settings, schools and colleges will be using the final days of term to put in […]

News, Covid-19

Government promises prison education service is coming – but when?

In-cell technology is set to be expanded and new employment advisors in prisons are being introduced

News, Prison education

Ofsted’s 2020/21 annual report: FE and skills hit ‘particularly hard’ by Covid

Ofsted has today published its annual stocktake of education for the 2020/21 academic year, which saw inspection activity mostly put on hold due to Covid-19. But reflecting on the year, the watchdog says the further education and skills sector was hit “particularly hard” by the pandemic. “Many apprentices found themselves furloughed, or out of work […]

News, Ofsted

Move into apprenticeships loses university’s ‘outstanding’ ranking

A university has lost its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade following a move into the apprenticeships market. Kingston University dropped to ‘good’ in its first visit from the watchdog since 2015. Grade one education providers are being inspected this term for the first time since 2010, after an exemption was removed last year. This week’s report for […]

News, Ofsted

‘Inconsistent quality’ of degree apprenticeships at university slammed

The courses suffer because they are managed within individual faculties, according to Ofsted

News, Ofsted

Ofsted finds ‘concerning number’ of sexual harassment allegations at apprenticeship provider

Ofsted has begun clamping down on ‘ineffective’ safeguarding measures, including against sexual abuse

News, Ofsted

This term held tough news for learners with SEND

The needs of learners with SEND must be identified earlier and more effectively through person-centred planning, says Annamarie Hassall At the start of this month, Ofsted warned about the “cliff-edge” of provision for post-16 learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).   The words were an uncomfortable reminder that education support is unfairly complicated […]

Opinion

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