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Baker clause: providers asked for their experiences

Providers are being asked for their experiences of the controversial Baker clause, amid signs that schools are failing in their legal duty to open their doors to the FE sector. The survey, conducted by the AELP at the request of the Department for Education, asks providers about the impact of the legislation, which came into […]

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Ofsted watch: An ‘outstanding’ week for FE and skills

It’s been an ‘outstanding’ week for the FE and skills sector, as a specialist college has received the highest possible rating across the board. And an independent training provider has gone straight in with a grade two on its first ever inspection. Hartpury College was rated grade one overall and in all areas inspected in […]

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PeoplePlus in talks to buy Learndirect

A publicly listed company is in talks to buy Learndirect Ltd, FE Week has learned. PeoplePlus Group Limited, which is owned by Staffline and already trains tens of thousands of people each year, opened a dialogue with the nation’s biggest FE provider over a purchase last week. Discussions are understood to be in the early […]

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Ofsted praises Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd

An early monitoring visit to Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd has produced mainly positive feedback, with only a few downsides to its delivery. Ofsted deemed the provider to be making “reasonable progress” in all fields it judges in an inspection undertaken as part of a series of visits to new apprenticeship training providers. But no significant headway […]

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Another early monitoring report uncovers insufficient progress

Another Ofsted early monitoring visit to an apprenticeship provider has resulted in a verdict of ‘insufficient progress’ in at least one area – but the Department for Education has refused to say whether it will take action. The watchdog’s report into Mears Learning is the fourth of the 11 monitoring reports so far published to […]

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AoC’s new president wants to give learners their voice

The new president-elect of the Association of Colleges will campaign to get his fellow principals to involve learners far more in FE decision-making over the course of his tenure. In an exclusive interview with FE Week, Steve Frampton, who is also the principal of Portsmouth College, revealed that he wants to focus his year in […]

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Commissioner credits improvements at college Ofsted branded ‘unsafe’

The FE Commissioner has recognised improvements at a financially challenged college that was recently branded grade four by Ofsted for delivering “unsafe” training. But Richard Atkins’ intervention summary report on Moulton College, still warned that the required changes in approach, culture and actions “need to be monitored in a more directed manner by leaders and […]

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FE college incorporated just four years ago told to merge

An FE college that was that was only incorporated in 2014 is no longer sustainable as a standalone institution, according to the FE commissioner, who has told it to merge. Prospects College of Advanced Technology, which converted from an independent training provider to college status four years ago, becoming the first college to be instituted […]

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Ofsted watch: Mixed bag at three ‘new’ apprenticeship providers

Three early monitoring visit reports on new apprenticeship providers were published this week and produced a mixed bag. Lean Education and Development Limited, based in the west Midlands, received the most positive report. Inspectors praised the provider for having a “clear vision and well-considered strategy to become a high-performing provider of learning”. LEAD became a […]

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