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Second wave of Institutes of Technology will feature ‘strengthened’ criteria

New Institutes of Technology (IoTs) will require greater collaboration between colleges and set more ambitious student recruitment targets, FE Week can reveal. A bidding process for wave two, to open a further eight IoTs, on top of the 12 existing institutes, was launched by education secretary Gavin Williamson (pictured) last week with the backing of […]

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DfE publishes 8 college intervention reports on a Friday after lengthy delay

The Department for Education has this morning published eight intervention reports based on FE Commissioner visits that in some cases took place more than a year ago. These are the first reports to be published since Gillian Keegan (pictured) was appointed as minister in March 2020. The reports were accompanied by a letter from Keegan, […]

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DfE launches tender for 8 new Institutes of Technology

A competition to create the next wave of Institutes of Technology has been launched by the education secretary Gavin Williamson today. Bids are now being invited to open a further eight IoTs, backed with £120 million. The deadline for applications is 14 December 2020. The decision to open up a further eight was announced at […]

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Mergers drag down college Ofsted grades

Ofsted inspection results for the college sector at the end of last year fell for the first time in three years after a substantial number of merged colleges received a grade three. FE Week’s annual analysis of inspection grades shows that 76 per cent of general FE colleges have been placed in the top two […]

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7 changes the government must make to grow technical education

If the prime minister is serious about skills, he needs to take these agreed actions from our latest roundtable, writes David Phoenix The prime minister’s speech on further and higher education this week and the forthcoming FE white paper present a huge opportunity to grow post-16 technical education. But growing technical education requires local and […]

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‘Outstanding’ providers set for Ofsted inspections next year – but may face 6-year wait

‘Outstanding’ schools, colleges and training providers are set to be inspected again when Ofsted inspections resume next year – but it will now take up to six years to get through them all. The government has published its response to the consultation on removing the inspection exemption for the top-rated providers. It was introduced by […]

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PM to announce major ‘expansion’ in FE funding for adults

Adults over the age of 23 in England without a full level 3 qualification will be offered one for free from April, prime minister Boris Johnson is set to announce. The policy to extend full funding to all eligible adults was a recommendation in Philip Augar’s review of post-18 education published 15 months ago and […]

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Confirmed: DfE sets out plan for Ofsted to take on degree apprenticeships

Ofsted will be handed powers to inspect level 6 and 7 apprenticeships from 1 April 2021, education secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. As revealed by FE Week earlier this month, the education watchdog will soon become the regulator for all apprenticeships for the first time. Until now, Ofsted’s remit has only extended up to level […]

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Long-running apprenticeship provider goes bust

An independent training provider in Birmingham has entered insolvency after Covid-19 reduced the company’s income to a point that “it was no longer in a position to continue trading”. GB Training (UK) Ltd, which offers apprenticeships and is also an adult education budget provider for the West Midlands Combined Authority, has announced on its website […]

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