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Special investigation: Why are colleges turning their backs on traineeships?

Colleges delivered less than a quarter of traineeships last year and nearly half across the country had no starts whatsoever, according to FE Week analysis of government figures. In fact, the Education and Skills Funding Agency is aware that only 24 per cent of traineeships were delivered by general further education colleges. That works out […]

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Fresh round of redundancies at Learndirect as funding dries up

Learndirect Ltd appears to be on the brink of collapse, after a fresh round of redundancies belied the fact that its efforts to generate new business have proved “impossible”. FE Week understands that the UK’s largest FE provider told the vast majority of its staff on April 23 that they are likely to lose their […]

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Isle of Wight studio school on the brink of closure

Another studio school that has severely struggled with recruitment has agreed to close “in principle”. Plans to shut the Isle of Wight Studio School in August 2019 were announced today, but the final decision will be subject to a four-week consultation. The school said in a statement that the decision has come about because “too […]

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Principal departs cash-strapped Barnfield College

The principal of a cash-strapped college recently forced to seek government bailouts has stepped down just a month after it was placed in administered status. Tim Eyton-Jones is understood to have left his position at grade three Barnfield College after three years in charge. An official statement from the college confirming the news is expected […]

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Ofsted Watch: Tough week for providers inspected for first time

It has been a difficult week for first-time private providers, as one was rated ‘requires improvement’ and another was handed the dreaded grade four. Millennium Academy, based in Barking, was deemed ‘inadequate’ across the board. This was its first ever inspection and despite Ofsted only judging the provider’s adult learning provision, Millennium now faces being […]

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Secret RoATP application window revealed

Thirty-six teacher training organisations have joined the register of apprenticeship training providers during a secret application window, FE Week can reveal. Employers and providers have been denied the opportunity to win a place on to RoATP ever since the third and most recent application window shut at the end of October, with results published in […]

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Time to close the loophole that harms Catholic SFCs

A legal anomaly is stopping Catholic sixth-form colleges from reaping the benefits of academisation. Putting this right would be a simple matter, writes Paul Barber. In the wider Catholic school sector there are a variety of legal safeguards which protect the distinct character and ethos of Catholic schools – for instance the emphasis put on […]

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South Wiltshire UTC rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted

Another University Technical College has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, taking the total number in the category to six. Following an inspection in mid-February, the South Wiltshire UTC was told its leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, outcomes for pupils and 16 to 19 study programmes were inadequate. Personal development, behaviour and […]

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Future of Workers’ Educational Association threatened by devolution

A huge training provider that has been educating disadvantaged adults for over 100 years could “disappear” if it loses £7 million as a result of devolution, the House of Lords has heard. The Workers’ Educational Association expects to lose a third of its income when the adult education budget is devolved starting next year – […]

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