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A large general FE college has announced its seventh round of job cuts in six years. Blackburn College has put 29 jobs at risk, with 11 posts (6.98 full-time equivalent positions) expected to be cut. Affected staff members were informed of the redundancy consultation via video chat yesterday, in a move which union officials do […]
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A university technical college in Hull has been dubbed a “guiding light in the education sector” after being rated ‘outstanding’ in its first ever Ofsted inspection. Ron Dearing UTC, which opened in September 2017, received grade ones across the board in a report published today that did not include one line of criticism. It becomes […]
Fed up of lockdown? Fancy getting that brain back into gear? Want to nerd out with some other FE folk? We’re excited to announce that the first ever FE Week Big FE & Skills Quiz will take place next month (Wed June 10 19:00-20:30). Hosted by FE Week’s publisher Shane Mann, the quiz is all […]
A new college for students with special educational needs and disabilities has been suspended from recruiting learners after receiving stinging criticism from Ofsted. Fir Tree Fishery, an independent specialist college (ISC) in Wigan, received a visit from the watchdog in February which found ‘insufficient’ delivery across the board, including safeguarding. Inspectors said learning focuses “too […]
A school has been rapped by Ofsted for flouting the Baker Clause, as the inspectorate begins to police the controversial rule. Leicestershire-based King Edward VII Science and Sport College was rated ‘inadequate’ in a report published on Wednesday following an inspection in January. Inspectors found, among other leadership and safeguarding issues, that the school was […]
Chichester College Group has become the second general further education college to be rated ‘outstanding’ under Ofsted’s new inspection framework. The group, which formed in 2017 following mergers between Brinsbury College, Chichester College, Crawley College and then Worthing College in 2019, received grade ones across the board in a report published today following a visit […]
Six weeks after lockdown and the sudden end of inspections, and five weeks after Ofsted mooted a mass redeployment of staff, JL Dutaut finds out what the inspectors have been up to It’s now six weeks since “business as usual” came to an abrupt end for Ofsted. Yet just last week, chief inspector Amanda Spielman […]
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The government is working on a plan to bring colleges in England back into public ownership, FE Week understands. Work has begun on a White Paper to be followed by legislation, after recent attempts to financially stabilise the sector with an area review programme and restructuring funds totalling around half a billion pounds were deemed […]
A long-running adult education charity has been saved from going under after a local council agreed to a £100,000 rescue deal. The Friends Centre was on the brink of collapse after losing access to direct government skills funding, hitting repeated financial deficits and experiencing a substantial drop in cash reserves. Brighton and Hove City Council, […]
