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Ofsted praise college therapy dogs as popularity on the rise

A dog that helps students struggling with mental-health issues has won praise from Ofsted inspectors. Bexhill College in East Sussex was commended in a short inspection report published on Monday because students “benefit from the calming influence” of Harry the therapy dog. The inspectors said: “Because of his presence students are less anxious before examinations […]

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Ofsted watch: Long-running commercial provider hit with grade 4 in poor week for FE

It has been a poor week for FE, with one independent provider being declared ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted and seven receiving at least one ‘insufficient progress’ rating in monitoring reports. WDR Limited, a commercial training organisation that has been operating for 49 years, was given a grade four after a full inspection. The provider, which had […]

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Serious safeguarding failures at ‘college’

Serious safeguarding failures at a multi-site “college” are to be exposed in an imminent Ofsted report, FE Week can reveal. City College Nottingham, a private training provider with campuses across the Midlands, is bracing itself for the publication of a grade-four report. It has already laid off staff and stopped taking on new enrolments. Inspectors […]

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‘Inadequate’ provider hands £2m adult education budget contract back

A training provider has handed back an adult education budget (AEB) contract of almost £2 million after Ofsted criticised it for the second time this year. Total Training Company (UK) Limited was declared “inadequate” in its first full inspection last week. It was found to be making “insufficient progress” in an early monitoring report in February. […]

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CBI: Don’t restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent

The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government not to restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent in the face of opposition from nearly eight in ten businesses. Limits on age, income or level of training would make 78 per cent of 208 businesses and trade associations surveyed for the 2019 CBI and Pearson […]

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Ofsted blasts ‘unreliable’ apprenticeship off-the-job training records

A new provider that has more than 300 apprentices on its books has been criticised by Ofsted for “unreliable” recording of off-the-job training. Rapid Improvement Limited, which was founded in 2007 but gained a direct apprenticeships contract in December 2017, was found making ‘insufficient progress’ in two areas of its first monitoring visit from the […]

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50,000 more nurses? 3m apprenticeship target a lesson in how key Conservative manifesto ‘guarantees’ do not add up

The Conservative Party manifesto, published yesterday, pledged “50,000 more nurses” as the first of six “guarantees”, signed on page two by the prime minister, Boris Johnson. And Matthew Hancock, the health secretary and former apprenticeships minister is, according to his Twitter feed, particularly grateful to the Daily Express. In a triple digit font size they’ve […]

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My 5 priorities for FE that should go first in the next education secretary’s in-tray

Some issues have been hanging over the vocational sector for 40 years, says Ewart Keep. If we truly want to transform our society and economy, we can’t afford to keep passing the buck As FE and skills have taken centre stage in this election battle, and parties vie for our attention with policies and promises, […]

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Edtech reforms that ignore FE’s ‘dual professionalism’ will make things worse

Edtech can improve teaching, learning and assessment – and save time (but only if it’s done right), says Vikki Liogier It is cliché by now, but the world of work really is changing and no industry sector will avoid technology’s transformative impact, not least education. As pointed out by Nora Senior in these pages last […]

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