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A controversial long-distance merger has been signed off by college governors, despite grave concerns from a London borough council. Lewisham Southwark College will now join forces with NCG, based in Newcastle, on August 1, after the governors from both agreed cleared the move. This is despite the controversial nature of the plans, due to the […]
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Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving The principal of York College, Dr Alison Birkinshaw, is to be the new president of the Association of Colleges. She will take up the role alongside her current position and will take over from Ian Ashman on August 1. Ms Birkinshaw began her further education career […]
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An ‘inadequate’ university technical college will not take on any new year 10 students from September and is on the hunt for a new leader, following the resignation of its principal. UTC Plymouth revealed that the college would not be admitting any 14 year olds – through a year 10 intake for 2017/18 – although […]
York College principal Dr Alison Birkinshaw has been announced as the president-elect of the Association of Colleges. She will take over from current president Ian Ashman at the end of his one-year term on August 1. Dr Birkinshaw’s FE career dates back to 1984, when she began at Nelson and Colne College. She moved to […]
This week saw a reverse of fortunes for two colleges – with Ofsted dragging one down from ‘outstanding’ but boosting another two grades from ‘inadequate’. Meanwhile, a good week for the independent sector saw Northern Care Training Limited made the leap from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’. Blackburn College lost its ‘outstanding’ rating following an inspection in mid-March […]
The number of colleges with top marks from Ofsted has fallen to its lowest ever level this week, after Blackburn College slumped to a shock grade three. New analysis by FE Week has uncovered a downward grading spiral for general FE colleges over the last 10 years. Just one college has received an ‘outstanding’ grade, […]
A college that went nearly 10 years without being inspected by Ofsted after being rated ‘outstanding’ has crashed two grades. Blackburn College was given a ‘requires improvement’ verdict by the inspectorate in a report published this morning, following inspection from March 14 to 17. It comes nearly a decade after its previous full inspection in […]
A call on the next government to commit to 4 million quality apprenticeships over the life of the next parliament has been made by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, in its new general election manifesto. The conservatives pledged, ahead of the 2015 general election, to fund 3 million apprenticeship starts over the following […]
An ‘inadequate’ studio school in Essex has announced it will close in August following dwindling student numbers, making it the 16th of its kind to shut its doors. The closure of New Campus Basildon Studio School means just 34 will be left open, after 14 others have already closed and another, Future Tech Studio School […]
