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Former CBI boss and UK Skills Envoy set to take over as chair of governors at resurgent college

Former director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and UK Skills Envoy Lord Digby Jones will take over as chair of governors at Stratford Upon Avon College from January 1. Lord Jones (pictured above), who had the top job at the CBI from 2000 to 2006, joined the college in October as a member […]

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City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges set to merge in August

City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced that they plan to “merge” from August next year. But while the move is likely to lead to services such as human resources, marketing, finance and IT being shared, governors from both colleges confirmed that the separate identities of the two colleges will be maintained — […]

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Two-month delay for confirmation of nationwide qualification achievement rates

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has confirmed that publication of the next round of nationwide qualification achievement rates will be delayed by around two months, FE Week can reveal. The final Qualification Success Rates (QSR) figures for 2013/14 were published in January this year. But a note sent to providers by the SFA’s central delivery […]

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Weymouth College jumps from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’

Weymouth College has jumped from an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ following intervention from the FE Commissioner. The latest Ofsted report on the college was published this morning (December 15), with inspectors rating it ‘good’ across-the-board. It represented a significant improvement on the ‘requires improvement’ rating handed out by the inspectorate in June 2013, and […]

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Festive wishes and New Year hopes

What a year it has been for FE and skills. Over the past 12 months we’ve had a General Election and seen the announcement of a 3m apprenticeships starts target by 2020, among plenty of other goings on. But with Christmas being a time to spend with loved ones and to enjoy festivities, some familiar […]

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Mixed reaction to lifting of traineeship restriction

The removal of rules allowing only providers rated outstanding or good by Ofsted to get lead contracts for traineeships from next academic year has received a mixed response from the sector. Grade three (‘requires improvement’) and non-inspected providers can also deliver the programme, but only as subcontractors. However, the government revealed on Monday (December 7), in […]

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Maths GCSE and the ‘sad case’ of ‘ministerially-driven curriculum change’

The strain of getting vocational learners over the GCSE English and maths finish line is behind much strain in the FE and skills sector, as recognised not least in Ofsted’s annual report. But behind the policy is a view of GCSEs and the workplace that needs rethinking says Mark Flinn. Last month, FE Week stated […]

Opinion

Traineeships should be delivered by ‘high quality and proven’ providers

The Ofsted annual report criticised Traineeships for a lack of success with helping young people progress to apprenticeships or employment. But Angela Middleton explains why she still thinks they have a lot to offer, so long as they are delivered by the right providers. Ofsted chief inspector Michael Wilshaw has recently identified a problem with […]

Opinion

The FE and skills panto

Apprenticeships reforms are rapidly metamorphosing into pantomime. When the ugly sisters Hancock and Richard undertook their review, they ruled out ‘evidence’ from awarding organisers and independent learning providers (ILPs) as ‘biased from vested interests’. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) recently published the results of an independent Process Evaluation of Apprenticeship Trailblazers by […]

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