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FE loan-funded provider with copy and paste assignments slammed by Ofsted

A provider with learners not writing their own assignments has been rated ‘inadequate’ across the board in a damning Ofsted report. Inspectors warned that students at the private company, Impact College based in Manchester, “do not use their own words” in assignments and had been given high grades even when awarding organisations identified malpractice. Leaders […]

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DfE urged to launch independent review into Careers and Enterprise Company

The government has been urged to commission an independent review into whether the Careers and Enterprise Company is doing a good job helping poorer students get work experience. The Commons youth select committee, run by the British Youth Council charity, has also said Ofsted should inspect provision that is funded by the CEC to check […]

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DfE finally confirms thousands of apprentices are going unregulated – but is now trying to find a solution

The government has confirmed there are thousands of apprentices with no organisation responsible for checking the quality of their training – but has committed to fixing the issue following revelations by FE Week. However, a solution might not be found for some time as its proposed regulator, the Office for Students, has said no arrangement […]

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Revealed: ESFA bans another four new providers from taking on apprentices

Twenty ‘insufficient’ apprenticeship providers have now been banned from taking on new starts as Ofsted’s scrutiny of new providers continues. Four new providers have been added to the barred list in the latest update to the register of apprenticeship training providers, published today, after making poor progress in at least one area monitored by the […]

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Provider to challenge inspection after Ofsted found learners ‘unaware’ they took out an FE loan

A provider has been slammed with a grade four after Ofsted found its 500 learners received “no teaching” and some were “not aware” they had taken out an advanced learner loan. Harrow-based Academy Training Group was branded ‘inadequate’ across the board in its first ever inspection, published today, which claimed the provider has “no strengths” […]

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Second consecutive ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspection for previously grade two college

A land-based college has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted for the second time in a row – one of just a handful of colleges to have achieved the dubious honour. Inspectors visited Easton and Otley College in early October, in its first full inspection since it was first rated grade four in July last year. […]

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‘Falling through the cracks’: thousands of apprenticeships going unregulated

The government has been left red-faced after FE Week found thousands of apprentices with no organisation responsible for checking the quality of delivery of their training. The apprenticeship accountability statement, published by the Department for Education, says responsibility for oversight of level six and seven programmes does not lie with Ofsted but with the Office […]

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Ofsted watch: A ‘good’ week for sixth form colleges

It’s been a ‘good’ week for sixth form colleges, with a pair of grade two verdicts following full inspections. At the opposite end of the spectrum, an independent provider has received the lowest possible grade in the only other full inspection report published this week. Longley Park Sixth Form College, in Sheffield, was rated ‘good’ […]

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Damning Ofsted report finds apprentices went eight months with no training

Apprentices at one training provider had not had any training eight months after their start date, according to a damning Ofsted report published today. XTP International, based in Stockport, was rated ‘inadequate’ across the board by the education watchdog, following an inspection in early October. Among its many failings, inspectors noted that “there has been […]

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