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DfE publish guidance on fully opening FE to young people and adults from September

The Department for Education has this morning published guidance on what FE colleges and providers will “need to do” to fully reopen from September. It confirms that the intention is to welcome back all learners, including adults as well as 16 to 19 year olds. Critically, the DfE said there will be “no set requirement” […]

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Profile: Sarah Stannard

FE Week meets a principal with a history of bravely sailing against prevailing winds. Is her ship about to come in? Sarah Stannard learnt resilience young. The principal of City College Southampton, who cut her teeth in the business world before moving into leadership in FE, was brought up by a Navy man and strikes […]

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ESFA launch second round of supplier relief to run July to October

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today launched its second Covid-19 provider relief scheme. FE providers can now bid to receive apprenticeship and adult education budget funding in advance of delivery for the period July to October 2020. The first supplier relief scheme was run from April to June and resulted in a third […]

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Profile: Professor Matt O’Leary

Matt O’Leary transformed the use of lesson observations in FE, despite sector leaders who were initially reluctant to listen. And he’s far from finished, as Jess Staufenberg discovers There are few academics who can point to a seismic change in Ofsted’s approach to further education and say “I did that”, but Matt O’Leary, despite his […]

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Remote inspections of ‘paused providers’ will be challenging, but possible

Good planning is key, says Richard Moore, especially for off-the-job inspections An article in FE Week last week, “Frustration builds as Ofsted refuses to inspect paused providers”, got me thinking about how feasible a remote inspection might be in reality. I have worked remotely with a number of providers since lockdown, carrying out activities that […]

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Profile: Michelle Brabner, CEO and principal, Southport College

FE Week meets a new college chief whose fresh and flexible approach may be just what sector needs post-pandemic Taking up your first principalship and walking straight into an Ofsted inspection is no one’s professional dream. Taking up your first principalship, walking straight into an Ofsted inspection and then, within weeks, dealing with a college […]

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Ofsted to publish paused inspection reports from next week

Ofsted will begin publishing the inspection reports that were held back because of the coronavirus pandemic from next week. The watchdog had paused publication of all inspection reports because they were “well aware providers have enough to deal with” in responding to Covid-19 changes. But in an update today, Ofsted said as more schools and […]

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Frustration builds as Ofsted refuses to inspect paused providers

The indefinite pausing of Ofsted inspections could force an apprenticeship provider to make redundancies, its managing director has told FE Week. Wiser Academy Ltd was suspended from recruiting new apprentices following an early monitoring visit last August which resulted in two ‘insufficient progress’ judgments. Its “frustrated” leader, Crescens George (pictured), said the firm has 30 […]

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DfE scraps provider quality criteria in final phase of T-level roll out

The requirement for colleges and other training providers to be rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted to deliver T-levels will be dropped by the government from 2023. But those with ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ grades from the education watchdog will initially only be able to teach the T-level routes introduced in 2020 and 2021. Only […]

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