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Polly Lovell

Jess Staufenberg meets a leader bending the UTC model to build the pipeline of post-16 technical learners In March 2016, Polly Lovell was standing in front of 20 people pleading for the life of UTC Plymouth. It wasn’t even officially hers yet – the leader had departed, she’d only been in the place for three […]

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National lockdown 3 FE guidance: What you need to know

The Department for Education has finally updated its main Covid-19 guidance document to include details of how FE leaders should handle this year’s partial college and training provider closures. Many of the instructions on how to keep providers Covid-secure are similar to or the same as they were before, but there are some new instructions. […]

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Second national college set to ‘dissolve’

Another flagship national college is set to dissolve after facing insolvency and requiring government bailouts to stay afloat. The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (NCATI), formerly known as the National College of High Speed Rail, is consulting on plans to dissolve its FE corporation and reform as a subsidiary company of the University […]

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Former DfE director rails against ‘insensitive’ Skills Toolkit campaign timing

A former top skills civil servant has criticised the launch of a government-funded campaign to promote free online education content at a time when the third national lockdown shuts the doors to adult education providers. ‘An Hour to Skill’ was launched on Thursday and aims to “inspire people to set aside just one hour a […]

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Queen’s New Year honours 2021: Who got what in FE?

The outgoing FE Commissioner Richard Atkins has been knighted in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours. Around 30 people from the further education and skills sector have been recognised, including various top college leaders, a former chair of the Association of Colleges and a vice chair of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers. Atkins […]

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High-profile FE figure sees companies go bust amid ESFA investigations

A chain of large training providers run by a well-known entrepreneur has collapsed amid a government investigation into their funding contracts. Four companies – MiddletonMurray, Astute Minds, Teaching and Learning Group, and FNTC Training and Consultancy – which were owned by entrepreneur and media commentator Angela Middleton, have entered administration. FE Week understands the Education […]

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Ofsted reveals key findings from final FE interim visits

Ofsted has today published a summary of what they found during their final “interim visits” of colleges and training providers that took place this autumn. A total of 84 providers were visited between October 19 and December 4 – the majority of which (44, or 52 per cent), were previously judged as ‘requires improvement’. The […]

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Third apprenticeship rate consultation as ESFA considers changes to eligible cost rules

The current apprenticeships rate review is set to undergo its third consultation as the Education and Skills Funding Agency steps in to consider changes to its eligible costs policy. The agency is expected to launch a review of its rules that decide what costs count towards apprenticeship training tomorrow – inviting 600 organisation to take […]

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We must not confuse competition with choice

For most other European countries, education is deemed too important to leave to market forces, writes David Corke Today we published a report showing that excessive competition has led to worse outcomes in 16-19 provision in terms of Ofsted grades, financial health and course choice.  We used various data sets including performance and participation data […]

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