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Ofsted plans to withhold inspection reports until complaints are resolved

Ofsted will withhold publication of inspection reports until it has resolved complaints about them under a new redress system proposed by the inspectorate. A consultation launched today proposes that formal complaints raised by providers within two working days of receiving their final report will effectively delay publication of the report until the complaint is dealt […]

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Further calls to target apprenticeship funding at the industrial strategy

Apprenticeship funding should be targeted at skills which fit the UK’s industrial strategy to combat growing pressures on the levy budget. That is according to the Independent Apprenticeship Policy Group (IAPG), which was chaired by former education select committee head Neil Carmichael and set up by education giant Pearson to create a long-term vision for […]

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Ofsted boss ‘concerned’ young people losing out as employers cash in on higher apprenticeships

Ofsted’s chief inspector is “concerned” that the rise in higher level apprenticeships is “partly” to blame for the decline in starts for young people at the lower levels. Addressing delegates at the Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) this afternoon, Amanda Spielman said it was “worrying” that starts at level 2 in 2018/19 were 45 per cent […]

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Restrict access to degree apprenticeship funding for adults, says shadow skills minister

Degree apprenticeships should only be fully-funded for people aged under 25, those without a first degree and in sectors with skill shortages, Labour’s shadow minister for further education has said. Emma Hardy, speaking on day one of FE Week’s sixth Annual Apprenticeships Conference, said she supports their expansion at higher education providers across the country, […]

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Over 1,200 to attend Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2020

Anticipation is building ahead of the sixth Annual Apprenticeship Conference, which is now set to feature the first public appearance from the sector’s new dedicated minister. More than 1,200 delegates from colleges, training providers and employers will head to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on Monday for the two-day event run by FE Week. On day […]

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On the right track: there is much that FE teachers can learn from elite athletes

Helen Van Aardt has identified eight things that athletes preparing for competition have in common with teachers An elite athlete can be characterised as someone who is able to perform under pressure in a challenging environment, to achieve an outcome, whilst being observed by an audience. Teachers in further education colleges not only have to […]

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Ofsted watch: 10 providers achieve ‘good’ results

Ten FE providers were awarded grade twos from Ofsted in a good week for the sector. However, the college for HS2 and an independent learner provider were both hit with ‘inadequate’ ratings. IT Skills Management Company Limited was one of the independent learner providers to receive a grade two after its first inspection by the […]

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Ofsted struck fee deal to end legal challenge

Ofsted struck a deal to pay their own legal fees in return for the college for HS2 dropping their judicial review, FE Week can reveal. The watchdog does not yet know the extent of their legal costs but agreed to pay them in return for the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (NCATI) abandoning […]

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Apprenticeship subcontracts halved since 2017 levy launch

Apprenticeship subcontracting has more than halved since the introduction of the levy in April 2017, new FE Week analysis has revealed. The Department for Education released a new list of declared subcontractors for 2019/20 this week – updating the records for the first time in more than a year. It follows the launch of an […]

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