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Ofsted to review skills bootcamps ahead of possible full inspections

Bootcamps could get full inspections if they become a fixture of DfE-funded provision

News, Adult education, Ofsted

Introducing… Shaid Mahmood

Shaid Mahmood has been an FE governor for 20 years. Now he’s launching a review of the work of the Association of Colleges Across the road from where Shaid Mahmood grew up in Moss Side, inner-city Manchester, there was a Christian missionary man with whom his mum was good friends. He remembers coming home one […]

Profiles

Don’t always assume inappropriate behaviour is sexually aggressive

Learners are sometimes being wrongly labelled as sexually aggressive, writes Jennifer Wilkinson Teaching in the 21st century is no small feat. Not only are we now educators, the list of “professional responsibilities” just keeps growing.   One of the hot topics in FE at the moment is sex. Now I know what you’re thinking: yes, […]

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

Goodbye Keegan – hello Burghart

The departing skills minister did well to lead in a pandemic but was too college-focused, writes Jane Hickie There is no doubt that Gillian Keegan brought prominence to the FE agenda as minister for apprenticeships and skills. Indeed, she was the first former apprentice to hold the office. Leading on the FE white paper and […]

Opinion, Politics

Donelan is Minister for Further and Higher Education

Donelan will represent further and higher education at Cabinet

News, Politics

Ministers ponder pilot scheme for ‘mini-UTCs’ within schools

Amid a boost in student numbers, the UTC programme is looking to start running provision from existing schools

News

Ofsted to review tutoring reforms

The watchdog has been commissioned by ministers to review the catch-up policy.

News, Ofsted

I have sometimes felt I am just a money generator for college

A “bums on seats” mentality in FE can result in more focus on spreadsheets than on human relationships, writes Jason Boucher Although I have been a teacher of sorts for 19 years, I have only been in FE since 2016. What a journey it has been.    A military man beforehand, I bring a particular perspective […]

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

Focus feature: College improvement

How do you improve a college with a demoralised staff, a financial notice, a bad Ofsted and a haemorrhaging learner roll? Jess Staufenberg speaks to those with the huge task of college turnaround Everyone can name the scandals in further education. Leaders who perhaps once gained recognition, but later had to step down as their […]

Feature, News, Colleges, Long read