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Ofsted’s chief inspector has slammed university technical colleges (UTC) and told them that they need to make “radical improvement” if the model is to survive. Sir Michael Wilshaw, who has been a champion of the controversial 14 to 19 vocational institutions during his tenure as the education watchdog’s boss, spoke out at the Baker Dearing […]
News
Half of University Technical Colleges (UTCs) that have been open for two or more years are yet to be graded by Ofsted, exclusive FE Week analysis has revealed. Checks on the education watchdog’s website showed that of 28 UTCs that have been open for this minimum period, 14 have not yet been inspected and graded. […]
Wirral Metropolitan College is the only college to have had its traineeships rated in a headline field under the new Ofsted common inspection framework, and received a “good”. Its director for traineeships, Di Fitch, explains what makes a good traineeship programme Wirral Metropolitan College was keen to take up the opportunity to provide traineeships when […]
Opinion
It’s now official – Amanda Spielman will be the next Ofsted chief inspector. Doubts had been raised over whether the new education secretary Justine Greening would continue with her predecessor Nicky Morgan’s choice for the top job at the inspectorate. But the Department for Education just confirmed to FE Week that she has been approved […]
Three years in, it’s a critical time for traineeships. Mark Dawe argues that we need to leave them be to let them flourish. Traineeships last an average of between 12 and 16 weeks, according to feedback from providers. This enables quicker progression into an apprenticeship or work, and the young people themselves say that they […]
Phil Hatton calls for greater consistency with how Ofsted inspection teams report on the implementation of the anti-terrorism Prevent duty. Ofsted’s eagerly awaited report into how the Prevent duty is being implemented across FE was published this week. The intent come September is clear, that the inspectorate should “raise further its expectations of providers to […]
Justine Greening is the new secretary of state for education, replacing Nicky Morgan who has served in the role for two years. Ms Greening (pictured) was tipped for the role by several news outlets after prime minister Theresa May was said to be seeking more women for top cabinet positions. She moves to the role […]
Nick Boles MP has resigned from his role as skills minister. In a post on his Facebook page, posted at 3.40pm today, Mr Boles said that it was the “right time for me to return to the back benches”. His resignation, which he confirmed on Twitter, comes almost exactly two years to the day that […]
A college has been hit with an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating in a report that raised grave questions about leadership and management, just a few weeks after its chair and vice-chair resigned without explanation. FE Week reported on June 18 that Amersham and Wycombe College’s chair and vice-chair of governors, Jenese Joseph and Andrew Walker, had […]
