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Ofsted praise environment in new inspection reports

“Two acres of peaceful gardens create a calm environment and help them relax, enabling all to concentrate fully on their studies.” That might sound like a line of prose or a review for a relaxing country retreat – but it is in fact an excerpt from an Ofsted report under the new inspection framework. Language […]

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Revealing the human cost of a disastrous FE policy

This week we report the case of Grzegorz Bogdanski, who was duped into a taking a £5,000 FE loan by a Southampton based training firm. The firm, Edudo, had persuaded West London College (WLC) they could be trusted to be a subcontractor for this new source of funding. So technically, Grzegorz Bogdanski and others like […]

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Ofsted to research subcontracting in FE

Ofsted is launching research into FE subcontracting – off the back of government plans for a radical overhaul of these rules amid high-profile cases of “deliberate” fraud. Inspectors will carry out pre-arranged visits this autumn to a variety of subcontractors that have contracts with providers who have been recently inspected. At the same time, Ofsted […]

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Sixth form college leaders failed to spot ‘terminal’ finances

A sixth form college principal and governing body failed to identify its “now terminal” financial position, the Department for Education has revealed today in an FE Commissioner report dated June 2019. Richard Atkins’ team was sent into Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College after leaders asked the government for emergency funding to enable it to […]

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Pre-election rules delay Ofsted’s annual report

Ofsted will delay publication of its annual report as it seeks to avoid making any statements that relate to its own performance. Civil servants and public bodies cannot publish anything that could be considered political in the period before an election, known as purdah. But the watchdog is particularly hamstrung this year as Labour, the […]

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Ofsted watch: College struggling ahead of demerger, as ITPs see ups and downs

A college is struggling to get up to snuff ahead of a demerger, as independent providers see ups and downs in this week’s run of Ofsted reports. After the watchdog found them to be ‘inadequate’ last year, a recent monitoring visit judged Easton and Otley to be making ‘insufficient progress’ in ensuring learners make good […]

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Industry placement cold-spots? Exploring the toughest T-level challenge

Forty-five colleges and school sixth forms across England will need to find hundreds of 45-day industry placements as part of new “digital” T-levels next year. But last month Scarborough Sixth Form College pulled out of the programme as the principal did not feel confident in securing enough placements – a move which was applauded by […]

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SPONSORED: Revolutionising English and mathematics improvement in Further Education & Skills

A collaboration between Tribal and Leeds City College has resulted in a unique English and mathematics improvement tool for Further Education and Skills providers. The successful completion of a 9-month pilot means this national accreditation has been expertly adapted for FE & Skills. Leeds City College now look ahead to embedding good practices and improving […]

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New shorter Ofsted reports are ‘good’ for colleges

Colleges and independent learning providers are prospering under the new Ofsted inspection framework, with most scoring “good” grades in the initial run of reports. The first inspection reports conducted under the new framework, which came into effect from 1 September, were released last Friday. A total of 18 have now been published and almost three […]

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