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Apprenticeship provision at two providers hangs in the balance following poor Ofsted monitoring visit reports

The apprenticeship provision at two ‘new’ providers hangs in the balance while the government reviews their early Ofsted monitoring visit reports that accused them of making ‘insufficient progress’ in some areas. Entrust Support Services Limited, a joint-venture company between Capita and Staffordshire County Council, was deemed to be making poor headway in two of the […]

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Ofsted watch: ‘Good’ news for a UTC and new apprenticeship providers

There was cause for celebration at a university technical college this week as it was rated ‘good’, while four new apprenticeship providers were found to be making ‘reasonable progress’ in all areas. But one specialist college didn’t fare as well after Ofsted said it ‘requires improvement’, in the only other report published in the last […]

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ESFA hiring team to focus on audit and intervention at private training providers

The Education and Skills Funding Agency is to focus on intervention and prevention in independent training providers following a number of high profile failures, as it continues to beef up its audit team. Its latest recruitment drive for its “market oversight” unit includes six advertised roles, who will try to identify financial problems at ITPs […]

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College and Co-op lead way with paid day release on two year course – but it’s not an apprenticeship

A sixth-form college in Manchester is set to offer paid work experience for some of its learners, in what is believed to be the first programme of its kind. The course, run by Connell Sixth Form College from September 2019, is not an apprenticeship programme, despite being promoted as such by the Co-op Academies Trust […]

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Ofsted watch: Loans-funded provider branded ‘inadequate’

A loans-funded independent provider has received the lowest possible rating in its first ever inspection this week. And two apprenticeship providers have been found to be making ‘reasonable progress’ in all themes under review in early monitoring visits, in the only other reports published in the last seven days. Darlington-based Elms Associates Limited was rated […]

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Ofqual ‘closely monitoring’ investigation by awarding organisation into ‘copy and paste’ assessments exposed by Ofsted

Ofqual is “closely monitoring” an investigation being carried out by Training Qualifications UK into allegations of ‘copy and paste’ assessments, FE Week can reveal. Earlier this week the exams regulator said it was “looking into” concerns identified by Ofsted during a recent inspection of Northern Construction Training and Regeneration. The inspectorate’s report said it had […]

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Providers could be left in no new business limbo for years after Ofsted apprenticeship monitoring visit

Apprenticeship providers could be forced to stop recruiting students for several years, if judged to be making ‘insufficient progress’ in early monitoring visits from Ofsted, FE Week can reveal. Earlier this month the Education and Skills Funding Agency confirmed that any poor-performing provider with the rating in at least one of the themes under review […]

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DfE in search of college insolvency consultants with plans to pay them up to £500,000 per month

The government is expecting to spend up to £7.5 million over a 15 month period to cover the cost of the legal work carried out by practitioners and consultants for its new college insolvency regime. The vast amount is being set aside despite the Department for Education admitting college insolvency would be an “unlikely event”, […]

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Ofqual investigating provider after inspectorate found copy and paste assessments

Ofqual has confirmed it is investigating ‘copy and paste’ assessment allegations at a Newcastle-based training provider, uncovered during a recent Ofsted inspection. The inspectorate’s report into Northern Construction Training and Regeneration, published last week, said it had found evidence of assessment practice that was “not consistently appropriate” – including identical word-processed text in six out […]

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