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The new chief inspector at Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, has spoken to FE Week of her concern following publication of the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers. In a wide ranging interview on March 17, Ms Spielman was asked about the impact RoATP would have on Ofsted’s resource, given it represents a near doubling of the number of providers that […]
News
Less than half of the university technical colleges visited by Ofsted have received ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grades, exclusive FE Week analysis has revealed, in another blow to the ailing project. The education watchdog has now visited a total of 20 UTCs, but only nine of these, or 45 per cent, were judged to be good […]
A former finance director has been singled out as the “root cause” of a major London college’s financial failings, in one of three recent FE commissioner reports. The former commissioner Sir David Collins and his team visited Lambeth College in September, following a “significant deterioration” in its cashflow. Their report found that college finances were […]
A college that recently switched merger partner following an Ofsted grade four has “agreed to release” its principal. The departure of Simon Andrews (pictured above) from Stockport College, after just two years at the helm, was announced today. Former Guildford College Group principal Dr Mike Potter CBE will start as transitional principal on Monday. Louise […]
A sixth form college that hadn’t received an inspection for 10 years sank from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ – in a mixed week for FE Ofsted reports. Governors at Holy Cross College, in Manchester, were criticised for their failure to recognise the “significance of the decline in standards” at the SFC. The new report, published […]
Do colleges feel picked on? You bet. Funding cuts over the last 10 years and the difficulties in dealing with less money, annual redundancy rounds and adapting to a declining market have led to us being put under the cosh by government and Ofsted in a number of ways, some unfairly. There isn’t a level […]
Opinion
The nation’s second largest city may not have an FE college delivering apprenticeships when the levy launches in April, as none of its colleges has made it onto the new register of apprenticeship training providers. Birmingham Metropolitan College, Bournville College, South and City College and Solihull College were all missing from the list published by […]
Your weekly guide to who’s new, and who’s leaving There have been two new appointments at Askham Bryan College, which specialises in land-based courses. Sandra Burnhill has been appointed executive director of the York college. She joins Askham Bryan from her role as assistant principal at Kirklees College, which she has held since 2009. Beginning […]
Movers and Shakers
Mark Dawe made his maiden speech as chief executive of AELP at last year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference. One year on, he tackles a familiar question: are FE institutions treated fairly? My youngest of four children, the only girl, often retorts “What about me?” when I make the mistake of saying “come on, boys”. Given my […]
