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First provider spills the beans on ‘very different’ Ofsted regime

The first FE provider to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework has given it the thumbs-up, but warned: if you’re in it for the money, you’ll be found out. Apprenticeship and adult learning provider Woodspeen Training, based in Huddersfield, had a full inspection last week after Ofsted began using the new framework this month. […]

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Ofsted Watch: Rapidly-expanding provider lauded

A rapidly-expanding adult learning provider has been lauded by Ofsted, while one apprenticeship newcomer was censored for making ‘insufficient progress’ in all areas. Best Practice Training & Development Limited made ‘significant progress’ in every area of its early monitoring visit. After earning a funded adult learning contract in October 2017, 1,361 learners had attended courses […]

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Rayner refuses to rule out scrapping Ofsted under proposed National Education Service

Labour is “looking at all options” for an overhaul of the school and college accountability system, including replacing Ofsted, Angela Rayner has said. In an exclusive eve-of-conference interview with FE Week’s sister paper FE Week, the shadow education secretary repeatedly refused to rule out scrapping the inspectorate and replacing it with a new system to […]

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Apprentices put on ‘unpaid leave’ during training, Ofsted finds at provider

Apprentices at an employer provider are expected to be on unpaid leave for two months during a business shutdown while still on their training programme, Ofsted has found. Outdoor learning business Kingswood Learning and Leisure Group will likely be suspended from new starts after the early monitoring visit found it had made ‘insufficient progress’ in […]

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Revealed: London AEB tender funding allocations

The sums being handed to providers under the Greater London Authority’s adult education budget tender have been revealed. In August, the Department for Education devolved the capital’s £306 million adult education budget to the GLA; £130 million of which is being devolved over four years. The tender was launched in October, and the GLA said […]

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The numbers man who’s looking to fill UTC classrooms

Simon Connell, the new chief executive of the Baker Dearing Trust, is on a mission to change perceptions of university technical colleges, he tells Billy Camden   Things are changing at the organisation that runs university technical colleges. The Baker Dearing Trust’s new chief executive Simon Connell is determined that it will move from “quantity […]

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Investing sustainably is everyone’s responsibility

The government’s announcement of extra funding for FE is welcome, but the sector must ensure it is invested sustainably, says Richard Atkins as he sets out his office’s three key priorities for the new academic year With everyone else in the sector, I was very pleased to read about the significant increase in FE funding […]

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Brooklands future in the balance in £20m apprenticeship subcontracting scandal

A college’s future is in doubt after officials demanded it pays up to £20 million back to the government following investigations into a major subcontracting scandal, FE Week can reveal. Brooklands College has been told to pay the funding clawback owing to its dealings with mysterious training firm SCL Security Ltd, owned by Andrew Merritt. […]

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Ofsted watch: Fire and rescue provider brings the heat

A fire and rescue provider received a glowing report from Ofsted this week after receiving ‘significant progress’ ratings across the board, in what was otherwise a mixed week for FE. Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority, which has 20 apprentices, was praised in its early monitoring visit for “setting high expectations for their apprenticeship programme”, […]

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