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Star learners and employers celebrated at National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 ceremony

The country’s best individuals and employers who champion apprenticeships have been honoured at the 15th National Apprenticeship Awards – including a new accolade for ‘Rising Stars’. Old Billingsgate in London held the glitzy ceremony on Wednesday night which was co-hosted by apprentice Lois McClure and TV presenter, George Clarke. The awards were bigger than ever […]

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Only schools with ‘excellent’ vocational provision should be rated outstanding, says charity

The Edge Foundation has hit out at schools for focussing too much on academic subjects and said that Ofsted should save its coveted ‘outstanding’ rating for only those which excel in teaching technical education. The charity wants the watchdog to limit the top inspection grade to schools “that are able to demonstrate excellence in creative […]

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Beauty training provider slammed by Ofsted for ‘misleading’ careers advice

Ofsted has slammed an ‘inadequate’ private provider for its “misleading” careers advice, in a damning report published today. Chic Beauty Academy, which offers advanced learner loans-funded provision and level two adult education courses, was rated grade four overall and in four headlines fields – although the provider has disputed many of the education watchdog’s findings, […]

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College that crashed two grades from ‘outstanding’ to cut 41 jobs

A college that fell two Ofsted grades from ‘outstanding’ last year has put 155 jobs at risk of redundancy and is planning to cut 41 of them. Blackburn College, which went 10 years without being inspected following a grade one in 2007, is consulting on the job losses after finding itself “under increasing financial pressure […]

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Apprenticeship provider to church community groups exposed by Ofsted

A London-based training provider worked with employers who did not recognise the names of their apprentices, according to a damning Ofsted report which rated it ‘inadequate’ in every category. Inspectors found that Touchstone Education Solutions Ltd, which has Education and Skills funding Agency contracts totalling more than £2 million, also does not withdraw learners in […]

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Troubleshooter replaces Garry Phillips at City College Plymouth

A college whose previous boss quit following the publication of a damning FE commissioner report into his leadership of his former college has appointed an experienced troubleshooter as its interim principal. Penny Wycherley [picture above], formerly principal of Waltham Forest College until she retired in March, will take over the top job at City College […]

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FE Commissioner quizzed over ‘serial offenders’

During a hot-topic panel session at the Association of Colleges conference, several new college governors asked about how to avoid “serial offender” college principals. Nazir Afzal OBE became chair of Hopwood Hall College on September 1, 2018, after stepping down as pro-chancellor at Brunel University the previous month, before which he was chief crown prosecutor […]

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Civil service apprentices left in limbo after Premier termination

The cabinet office is reviewing the training providers used for civil service apprentices, to decide who will take over from a government provider with “unsafe” recruitment practices. Last week, FE Week exclusively revealed that the Education and Skills Funding Agency had terminated the levy funding of Premier People Solutions following a shocking monitoring report from […]

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FE Week asks: Should Ofsted judge college leaders on financial management?

Ofsted’s chief inspector was quizzed by FE Week’s chief reporter, Billy Camden, on a selection of topical questions at the Association of Colleges’ annual conference   College finances – should they feature in the leadership and management judgment? Several college leaders and boards have come under heavy criticism from the FE commissioner for their management […]

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