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Ofsted plans to recruit staff with more experience of workplace training

A senior Ofsted figure has admitted the inspectorate needs to focus more on apprenticeship providers and will ask employers for feedback on how to improve in the coming months. It published a new five-year strategy at the end of September, in which it committed itself to being “a force for improvement through intelligent, responsible and […]

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Ex LeSoCo principal steps in at troubled Totton College

The leader of a troubled college has stepped down just 18 months into the job – and will be replaced by the ex-principal of another formerly struggling institution. Derek Headrige [pictured right] was appointed campus principal at Totton College in April 2016 following a period of turmoil that saw it merge with the social justice […]

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Anne Milton to speak at AoC Conference

The skills minister will be speaking at this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference. Anne Milton’s address is guaranteed to be one of the highlights of this year’s event, which will be held at ICC in Birmingham on November 14 and 15. The news of her appearance at one of the FE sector’s biggest annual […]

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National Audit Office to investigate Learndirect and the DfE

The National Audit Office has officially launched an investigation into Learndirect and the Department for Education following outcry from the Public Accounts Committee. The special treatment offered to the nation’s biggest FE provider following its grade four from Ofsted last month has raised eyebrows across the sector, especially at the government’s handling of the situation. […]

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Editor asks: Can mega colleges ever be too big to fail?

With colleges across the country pressured into mega-mergers and the government dishing out special treatment to the ailing FE goliath Learndirect, FE Week editor Nick Linford asks Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman about whether a provider can ever be too big to fail. The trend towards huge merged colleges is creating a whole new set […]

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DfE to announce solution to AEB tender chaos later today

UPDATE: An hour after publishing this article the ESFA sent out electronic letters confirming the additional AEB funding (click here for details) ———————————————————————————————————— The ESFA has begun telling private providers that they will receive a resolution to the adult education budget tendering chaos later this afternoon, FE Week can reveal. This announcement is unlikely to be […]

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First4Skills: what happened after its disastrous collapse?

The apprenticeships giant First4Skills went bust in March after its skills funding was pulled due to an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating. Around 200 staff lost their jobs, while around 3,700 learners were affected, and 14 subcontractors found themselves without a prime. Jude Burke looks into what has happened since. Six months after First4Skills’ collapse, 97 per […]

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Review of apprentice provider list planned

The government is already planning to review its register of apprenticeship training providers, but not until the new window for applications has closed. The ESFA offered training providers a third chance to get onto the register at the end of September, but admitted in its weekly update bulletin that this would be the last time […]

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How to embed Prevent in college life

It’s not enough just to do the bare minimum, argues Sam Parrett, who believes colleges have a true duty of care With all the dreadful terrorist attacks on British soil this year, there has never been a more important time for colleges to ensure they are implementing an effective Prevent strategy. Ofsted, quite rightly, demands […]

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