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Three-time ‘inadequate’ college merger completes

A college that was recently rated ‘inadequate’ for the third time in five years has finally completed a merger. Stockport College, which has also had a notice of concern for financial health since 2010, formally joined forces with grade two Trafford College today to form the Trafford College Group. “Our aim is for our learners […]

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College branded ‘unsafe’ in damning Ofsted report

A Northamptonshire college has been slammed with a grade four by Ofsted for delivering “unsafe” training in “highly dangerous vocational areas” such as construction and equine studies. Moulton College is a specialist land-based college with onsite accommodation that also delivers programmes in animal management, sport and food and drink manufacturing. It was today branded ‘inadequate’ […]

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14 colleges receive cash from the strategic improvement fund

Fourteen general FE and sixth-form colleges have received grants through a fund designed to support failing colleges to improve the quality of education and training. Details of the successful applicants to the two pilot rounds of the £15 million ‘Strategic college improvement fund’, along with the colleges that will support them, have been published by […]

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Ofsted watch: Two providers pull up from ‘inadequate’

Two providers managed to pull themselves up from grade four this week – one to ‘good’ and the other to ‘requires improvement’. But at the other end of the scale there was disappointment for another provider as it failed to improve from its previous ‘inadequate’ grade. Adult and community learning provider Essex county council boosted […]

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Guildford College to join Activate Learning

A cash-strapped college that was forced to seek a merger after it became only the second institution to return to FE commissioner intervention has announced its new partner. Guildford College will become the fifth college member of Activate Learning later this year. John Denning, Guildford’s governing body chair, said the partnership was “very good news” […]

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Learndirect’s second Ofsted monitoring visit: 15 key findings

The second monitoring visit report on crisis-hit Learndirect has been published by Ofsted. This was the second reinspection monitoring visit to Learndirect Ltd following publication of the inspection report last August, which found the provider to be ‘inadequate’ overall. Learndirect Ltd is “winding down its contracts to deliver apprenticeships and adult learning”. These will finish at […]

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First Ofsted subcontracting visit report criticises Wigan and Leigh College

The first ever report of an Ofsted monitoring visit into subcontracting has found that governors and senior management at Wigan and Leigh College have been too slow to improve performance. The report out today recalled that Paul Joyce, Ofsted’s deputy director for further education and skills, warned last month that the inspectorate planned to focus […]

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Ofsted Watch: Encouraging week for adult and community learning providers

A strong week for adult and community learning providers saw three climb up from ‘requires improvement’ ratings. Slough Pitstop Project Limited was rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. Inspectors recognised that “leaders, managers and trustees set a clear direction for the charity”, and “welcome all learners to their courses, which benefits the local community”. It was […]

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‘Deliver on apprentice travel cost pledge’, urges Robert Halfon

The chair of the Commons education select committee has urged the government to “deliver” on its election promise to cut travel costs for apprentices. Robert Halfon made the call in his speech on the final morning of FE Week’s Annual Apprenticeships Conference in Birmingham. “In its manifesto the government pledged to help apprentices with transport […]

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