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Three quarters of colleges rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

More than three quarters of colleges are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ and none are deemed ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted as further education continues its ascent into excellence. FE Week analysis of Ofsted results shows that an impressive 76 per cent of all general FE colleges are now rated in the inspectorate’s top two categories, up […]

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Labour accuse government of ‘slipping out’ damning Ofsted report during Brexit announcements

Labour has accused the government of “slipping out” a damning report that raises huge concerns about the security risk posed by a government apprenticeship provider on the same day as the Brexit announcement. The cabinet office approved provider, which trained hundreds of apprentices in offices including the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and […]

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Shadowy training provider given £16.5m remains tight-lipped as questions mount

Both Ofsted and the government are looking into a mysterious training provider after FE Week revealed it has secured multi-million-pound subcontracting deals despite employing fewer than 10 staff, it is understood. SCL Security Ltd, a private provider based in Kent that is run by Andrew Merritt, has taken £16.5 million from Brooklands College over the […]

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Revealed: Two thirds of UTCs to hand funding back after overestimating pupil numbers last year

Almost two thirds of university technical colleges overestimated their student numbers last year and will have to repay funding to the government, with five owing more than half a million pounds each. A freedom of information request has revealed that a total of 30 of the 49 UTCs which are still open drastically misjudged their […]

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Judith Doyle, Principal and CEO, Gateshead College

FE Week travelled to Newcastle to meet the college principal who was recognised in the New Year’s honours for her services to skills education in the north-east, and who’s spent her entire career in the same institution Two images of Judith Doyle stick with me – long after I’ve walked the Tyne Bridge back north […]

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Ofsted’s focus on new providers should be an extra, not an instead

The Ofsted annual state-of-the-nation report is due for publication next month and I’ve spent much of this week crunching the figures.  The first thing that stood out was the stark decline in full inspections, overall falling by nearly a third, despite the rising number of FE and skills providers.  Naturally a lot of focus has […]

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ESFA terminates levy contract for apprenticeship provider after Ofsted report critical of government departments

A cabinet office approved apprenticeship provider to government departments has had its levy funding terminated after a damning Ofsted report found it was ‘insufficient’ across the board, FE Week can reveal. The Education and Skills Funding Agency has taken the unusual step of ending the levy agreement with Premier People Solutions Limited, after inspectors warned […]

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Glowing Ofsted report for first national college to be inspected

The first of the new national colleges to be inspected by Ofsted has received a glowing report. The National College for Digital Skills was highly praised by the inspectorate for its effective teaching, “enthusiastic” learners, “excellent” careers advice and focus on increasing diversity in the digital sector. The college, which is known as Ada after […]

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University takeover of struggling college delayed, again

A cash-strapped London college’s on-off planned merger with a university has been delayed yet again. Lambeth College is now “preparing to become part of the London South Bank University family from the beginning of February 2019” instead of the turn of the year, a spokesperson for the two institutions has revealed to FE Week. The […]

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