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Barnfield College placed in administered status following ‘serious decline’ in financial health

The skills minister has imposed administered status on a cash-strapped college in Luton, due to the “significant” financial challenges it faces. Anne Milton wrote to Barnfield College on March 26, following a recent investigation by the FE commissioner, Richard Atkins. He found that its finances were a “major cause for concern”, with “significant” operating losses […]

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Principal resigns after Ofsted brands Moulton College ‘unsafe’

The principal of a Northamptonshire college has resigned after it was labelled “unsafe” by Ofsted in a damning grade four report. Stephen Davies stepped down from Moulton College yesterday following last week’s shocking report, which said learners, including those with high needs, were in danger. He took on the job in 2011 when the specialist […]

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Anne Milton: The restructuring facility won’t be used to prop up colleges

The government has put up £300m to keep struggling colleges on their feet, but it’s not a hand-out for failures, writes Anne Milton FE Week readers will know that a strong further education sector can change the lives of both young and older people. I want to do what I can to make the sector […]

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Third early monitoring report a success – but provider targeted isn’t ‘new’ to apprenticeships

Ofsted’s third early monitoring visit to a new levy-funded apprenticeship provider has uncovered a “clear focus” on delivering high-quality training. However, it is the second of the three reports to focus on a company that is not a total newcomer to apprenticeships. Inspectors visited Jigsaw Training, which featured on the government’s subcontracting register for 2016/17 […]

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DfE launches consultation ahead of college campus performance reporting

The government has launched a consultation on proposals to “strengthen” public reporting on performance for colleges which are in groups and have multiple sites. Running for nine weeks, the consultation comes ahead of a new college campus identifier which could pave the way for campus-level inspections at mega-colleges. It seeks views on two proposals. The […]

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Learndirect did not get ‘anywhere near’ winning legal battle against Ofsted, judge says

The country’s largest FE provider didn’t get “anywhere near” quashing its now infamous ‘inadequate’ rating during its legal fight with Ofsted, the judge from the case has said. After a seven month wait the Manchester Administrative Court has finally published the detailed judgement following Learndirect’s failed judicial review in early August last year. Mr Justice […]

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Ofsted watch: Private providers shine while colleges falter

Private providers fared best out of the whole FE sector this week as three achieved ‘good’ ratings. There wasn’t any cause for celebration for colleges however, as two of them – Stoke-on-Trent and Moulton – were handed critical ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ ratings respectively. Starting with the private providers: CSM Consulting Limited rose from ‘requires […]

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Revealed: Ofsted’s second report into ‘new’ apprenticeship providers

The second of a new wave of Ofsted early-monitoring visit reports keeping a close eye on newcomers to directly funded apprenticeship provision has returned with largely positive findings. The report into London College of Apprenticeship Training rates it as making significant progress in one area and reasonable progress in two. This is far more positive […]

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Minister sets out success measures for FE Commissioner

The FE commissioner’s performance will be judged by the number of colleges falling into intervention among other measures, according to a letter from the skills minister published today. The missive from Anne Milton, dated March 27, sets out a number of objectives and outcome measures for Richard Atkins to achieve in 2017/18. “Given that you […]

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