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Deficit hits £10m in three years as KCC continues to seek merger solution

Kensington and Chelsea College is considering a fresh merger attempt as it runs down its reserves created by the controversial sale of a campus after years of being in deficit. The latest set of accounts for the embattled institution, which received its fifth consecutive grade three report from Ofsted this week, reveal more than £10 […]

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Minister ‘shocked’ by college decision to block access to FE Week

A college that was subject to an FE Week investigation has blocked this newspaper’s website from its internet servers – an action which has “absolutely shocked” the skills minister and “astonished” Ofsted’s chief inspector. FE Week revealed on Friday that Highbury College was locked in a £1.4 million legal battle with the Nigerian state. The […]

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Provider rated ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted found low employment for arts and media students

A private provider is appealing an ‘inadequate’ report after Ofsted criticised it for not moving enough of its arts and media students onto jobs at the end of their training. The judgement comes after the chief inspector caused a media storm when she told the Association of Colleges conference in November that there is a […]

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ESFA seeks training providers to deliver T-levels from 2021

Training providers can now bid to deliver T-levels in the second year of their rollout, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has announced. Guidance, published today, invites expressions of interest from providers who want to deliver the new technical qualifications in 2021/22, and sets out the criteria they will need to meet. The ESFA has […]

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Anne Milton: Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference 2019 speech in full

The skills minister Anne Milton delivered a keynote speech to the Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference this morning, in which she spoke about the Raise the Rate campaign among other hot topics in FE. Here’s her planned speech in full.   Thank you Bill for that kind introduction and for inviting me back this […]

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New Ofsted framework to be less reliant on achievement rate data

Ofsted is looking to put “less emphasis” on achievement rate data in its proposed new inspection framework. The education watchdog will today launch its consultation on a refreshed inspection framework for further education and skills providers, as well as schools and early years settings. Scrapping the current “outcomes” grade and introducing a new “quality of […]

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Fifth consecutive grade three Ofsted report for troubled London college

A London college previously at the centre of controversy involving the Grenfell Tower has received its fifth consecutive grade three rating from Ofsted. Kensington and Chelsea College was inspected in November and was considered to require improvement. The inspectors wrote in their report: “A recent period of uncertainty in the college’s history led to a […]

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Controversial management degree apprenticeship celebrates third birthday

One of the most popular – and controversial – apprenticeship standards is celebrating its third birthday today. The chartered manager degree apprenticeship’s anniversary is being marked with an event in parliament, hosted by the Chartered Management Institute – with speakers including the boss of the Institute for Apprenticeships. Starts on the standard have grown massively […]

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Ofsted watch: Mixed week for FE providers

It has been a mixed week for FE in Ofsted reports, as some providers celebrated ‘good’ first inspections while others experienced a drop in their grades. Eastleigh College lost its ‘outstanding’ rating after an inspection in December downgraded the Hampshire college to ‘good’, and deemed its 16-to-19 study programmes ‘requires improvement’. Inspectors said leaders “review […]

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