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First three FE institutions to get chartered status announced

The first three members of the Chartered Institution for Further Education have been unveiled. Hawk Training, Blackpool and The Fylde College, and Bridgwater College will each pay £8,000 to join the membership body for “high-performing” FE colleges and training providers. The institution was granted chartered status in October last year and has been open to […]

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Busted – Wilshaw caught making up evidence in effort to further criticise colleges

Ofsted’s chief inspector’s criticism about “uniformly weak” careers guidance in colleges has been exposed for lacking any identifiable external source or inspection based evidence. Sir Michael Wilshaw made the accusation yet again during a speech at the Baker Dearing conference today. He said: “Report after report finds that careers guidance in both schools and colleges […]

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New education secretary chooses ‘outstanding’ Walsall College for first FE visit

An ‘outstanding’ college was chosen by Justine Greening MP as her first FE institution for a visit since she became education secretary. The new minister, who replaced Nicky Morgan earlier this month, was given a tour of Walsall College — which was the first to receive a grade one Ofsted rating under the inspectorate’s previous […]

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Ofsted boss tells UTCs to ‘radically improve to survive’

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 […]

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Half of minimum two-year-old UTCs not yet graded by Ofsted

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. […]

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How to get a good Ofsted rating for traineeships

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 official… Amanda Spielman confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector

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 […]

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Traineeships must be left alone to grow and thrive

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 […]

Opinion

More consistency please over Prevent inspections

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 […]

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