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‘Large-scale incident’ exposes college safeguarding failures in inadequate Ofsted report

Epping Forest College has been rated ‘inadequate’ across-the-board, in an Ofsted report out today that warned of safeguarding failings that emerged through a “large-scale incident” during the inspection. The education watchdog, which inspected the college between November 15 and 18 last year, found that the safeguarding processes and procedures at Epping Forest failed to “ensure […]

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Wellbeing applies to staff as well as students

Improving staff wellbeing is not only vital to college success, it’s our moral duty as FE leaders, says Stuart Rimmer At the recent AOC annual conference, its president Ian Ashman declared 2016/17 the year of mental health in FE. This was an important, welcome and long overdue step that has been superbly received by the […]

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Movers and Shakers: Edition 194

Your weekly guide to who’s new, and who’s leaving. James Staniforth has been appointed principal and chief executive of the Shrewsbury Colleges Group. The newly formed group, comprising Shrewsbury Sixth Form college and Shrewsbury college, has become Shropshire’s largest combined A-level and vocational education provider since it completed its merger in July. Mr Staniforth will […]

Movers and Shakers

Outstanding colleges might now expect a visit from Ofsted

Ofsted seems to be heading for a U-turn on a controversial policy that exempts providers rated ‘outstanding’ from routine inspection. FE Week revealed in November that two colleges – Bridgwater and Taunton College in Somerset, and Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridgeshire – had not been inspected for a decade. Since then, another college […]

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Navigating 2017

In 2016 the FE sector navigated very choppy waters – but for the New Year it is now full steam ahead. There is much to do to be ready for the developments 2017 will bring, and it is important to take stock of what was achieved in the past 12 months. Click here to download […]

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FE figures honoured by the Queen in her 2017 list

The work of the chief executive officer of adult learning provider City Lit has been recognised in this year’s Queen’s New Year’s Honours list, alongside 11 other figures from the FE sector. Mark Malcomson (pictured above), who has led London-based college City Lit since May 2011 in the role of CEO and principal, gained a […]

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Institute for Apprenticeships consultation launched

This morning the government launched their long awaited Institute for Apprenticeships consultation. With a January 31 deadline, you have less than four weeks to give your view on the Draft Strategic Guidance to the Institute for Apprenticeships. Key functions for the Institute for Apprenticeship, which will be launched in April: Standards development and approval Currently the government […]

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Top 10 FE Week online news stories in 2016

FE Week continues to bring you all the important news, analysis and comment, pressing the government on key unanswered questions and often being first to many of the most important developments. In 2016 we’ve published a whopping 972 news stories, covering everything from the latest on apprenticeship reforms to the highs and lows of providers […]

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2016 in FE Week cartoons – vote for your favourite

This year brought a wealth of interesting developments for FE Week to cover – from a new government to long-awaited details on apprenticeship reforms and the outcomes of a number of area reviews. But none of this would have been the same without FE Week’s brilliant cartoonist Bill Houston to capture the key events, and […]

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