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Reading is for life – but also good grades in the FE setting

Reading for pleasure can transform motivation and attainment. Genevieve Clarke explains how The Reading Agency is achieving results for FE colleges with its Reading Ahead programme. Every week, the subject of FE Week’s profile page is asked to name their favourite book. It’s a great advert for reading for pleasure, but can we take enjoyment […]

Opinion

Moral purpose drives academic success

Rochdale Sixth Form College topped this year’s performance table, published last month, for value added A-Level performance for a third year in a row. Julian Appleyard explains the secret of their success. If someone asked me in 2010 to predict the success of Rochdale Sixth Form College and where it would be in 2016, then […]

Opinion

Experienced principal appointed chief executive designate ahead of merger

Andy Wilson (pictured above) has been appointed as the new chief executive designate of City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges. Mr Wilson, who has been principal of Westminster Kingsway since 2004, was selected for the role after an interview process with the appointment panel of the colleges’ shadow board, including an external advisor. The […]

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College surges from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in Ofsted report praising 100 per cent GCSE English pass rate

“Outstanding” GCSE English results have helped a formerly ‘inadequate’ sixth form college surge to ‘good’ in less than 18 months. A hundred per cent of Hartlepool Sixth Form College learners entered for GCSE English achieved a grade C or above in the most recent exams, according to its Ofsted report published today (February 5). The […]

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College given Ofsted boost after double grade four

Troubled Lewisham Southwark College is continuing to improve in all areas according to its latest monitoring visit report from Ofsted. The college, previously named Lesoco, became the first FE and skills provider to be branded inadequate by Ofsted twice in a row last year. In a report on an inspection last February, the college was […]

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Elmfield Training founder slapped with six-year ban for £1m withdrawal

The founder of a scandal-hit apprenticeship provider has been disqualified from acting as a director for six years after investigators found he paid himself nearly £1 million while his firm slid into administration. Elmfield Training – one of the country’s largest providers of apprenticeships that received more than £100m in public money – was wound […]

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Pearson contract doubts after Inadequate Ofsted

Pearson is in danger of having its contract with the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) terminated after Ofsted slammed its apprenticeship provision. The global education business, which provides apprenticeships for around 80 members of staff through its subcontractor Pearson TQ, has dropped two grades to be ranked “inadequate” across the board by the education watchdog. In […]

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First EFA subcontracting data published

The Department for Education (DfE) has unveiled a detailed report spelling out Education Funding Agency (EFA) 16 to 19 subcontracting arrangements for the first time. The Skills Funding Agency has published its subcontracting data for years, but yesterday (January 28) was the first time the EFA followed suit. Publication of the 2014/15 report, for example […]

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Time to deliver on quality careers advice

The government announced on January 24 that it would legally force schools to let FE providers talk to students about the benefits of apprenticeships, as part of a review. Deirdre Hughes reflects on progress being made in this area.  I welcome the government’s announcement to publish a new careers strategy. For more than three years, […]

Opinion