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Sir Michael Wilshaw is of course entitled to his own opinions. But when called to give evidence to the education select committee, shouldn’t what he says be based on evidence? His assertion that 16 to 19-year-olds should be taught in schools, not colleges, undermined so much good work being done in our sector. And there […]
Opinion
> Ofsted chief tells MPs colleges are in ‘mess’ and 16-19 should stay at school > Personal opinion sparks ‘anger’ as AoC letter demands evidence for claims The government is distancing itself from inflammatory remarks made by Sir Michael Wilshaw (pictured above), after the Ofsted head told MPs he believed 16 to 19-year-olds should be […]
News
Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has said all 16 to 19-year-olds should be educated in schools, during a parliamentary session in which he attacked the FE sector again. He was speaking in front if MPs at an oral evidence session of the Education Committee, chaired by Neil Carmichael, this morning. “My view is that 16 […]
A further education college has plummeted from the highest to lowest overall grade after its first Ofsted inspection in more than seven years. Mid-Cheshire College (MCC) has been slammed by the education watchdog, which branded its provision ‘inadequate’ overall, with six out of seven headline fields also rated as ‘inadequate’. Inspectors last visited the college in […]
City College Plymouth (CCP) has become the second college to join the 157 Group since it exclusively revealed its expansion plans to FE Week in January, bringing membership of the group to 28. The group’s chief executive, Ian Pretty (pictured above), said he was “pleased to welcome” CCP, which was rated ‘good’ by Ofsted at […]
> Principal breaks silence on ‘very short’ timescales for DfE applications > Government defends linking opportunity to area review deadlines A principal has spoken out over the “significant pressure” being placed on dozens of sixth-form colleges (SFCs) that have been given just a few weeks to complete the complex application process for academy status. The […]
Graham Taylor casts a weary eye over the evolution of study programmes. The study programme is now in its third year, but what have we learned? Firstly it’s a misnomer. It doesn’t all have to involve “study” — just work experience or enrichment activities. Is the marked increase in full-time learners attributable to padding out […]
A national training provider has ceased trading four months after being hit with an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, with the loss of 35 jobs. Education and Youth Services (EYS), which had a head office in Stevenage as well as 16 training centres around the country, went into administration on February 4 after having its contracts […]
Greenwich Community College has been hit with its second consecutive inadequate Ofsted rating, following an inspection carried out two weeks after it federated with another London provider. The grade four-overall report, published by Ofsted on Tuesday, was highly critical of maths and English provision and wider teaching at Greenwich and said that “the proportion of […]
