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Government accused of ‘making a mockery’ of sixth form college financial planning following damning new survey

The government has been accused “making a mockery” of sixth form college (SFC) financial planning after a survey revealed more than a third of SFCs fear they will cease to be a going concern by 2020. Daphne King, principal of East Norfolk SFC (ENSFC), in Gorleston, spoke out in response to the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association […]

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Southwark Council blasts college over ‘rejected’ demerger plans

Southwark Council has hit out at Lewisham Southwark College in a row over its allegedly rejected plan to split the college in two. Southwark Council published proposals last month to de-merge Lewisham Southwark College and which would put the council in charge of contracting out provision for the parts that used to be Southwark College […]

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Barnfield College criticised over football deal

Barnfield College has come under fire for spending public money on a sponsorship deal with its local football team. The college was forced to defend itself when Luton Town football club fans took to social media to express their anger after the college was revealed last week as the sponsor for the club’s shirts for the […]

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Provider hit with grade three Ofsted rating after concern raised about learner safeguarding failures

Independent learning provider t2 Business Solutions has been hit with a grade three Ofsted rating after concern was raised about failures to safeguard learners and vulnerable adults. The report published today on the Cardiff-based provider rated its health and social care apprenticeships provision as ‘good’, and employability training including traineeships as ‘outstanding’. But t2, which […]

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Cash-strapped Greenwich Community College making ‘reasonable progress’ eight months after inadequate blow

A struggling London college has been praised by Ofsted for “reasonable progress” across the board less than eight months after inspectors branded it inadequate. Greenwich Community College, a 5,000-learner South East London college, was given the grade four rating in December, before FE Commissioner Dr David Collins uncovered “serious problems — both in terms of the quality […]

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BIS ‘confirms’ ruling on local authority plan to split troubled Lewisham Southwark College

Local council plans to split Lewisham Southwark College and bring half of it under local authority control have been rejected by the FE Commissioner, it has been claimed. The college announced today that commissioner Dr David Collins had thrown out a proposal from Southwark Borough Council last month to de-merge the college. The council suggestion included taking […]

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AELP urges government to ‘wait three or four years’ before bringing in apprenticeship levy

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has warned the government to hold off introducing its apprenticeship levy for “three or fours years”, urging it to build capacity first. Chancellor George Osborne unveiled his plans at last month’s summer budget. The revenue raised from the large employer payments will go towards funding all post-16 apprenticeships […]

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Provider denies training learners who ‘had no choice’ in becoming apprentices

An Oldham training provider has rejected accusations from Ofsted that it was taking on apprentices who did not wish to be trained, but were forced onto the programme by employers. Blue Training UK, previously rated good, was slapped with an inadequate ratings across the headline fields by the education watchdog following a visit last month, with inspectors criticising […]

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Crackdown on fake apprenticeships welcomed

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) have welcomed a consultation the government hopes will mark the start of a promised crackdown on fake apprenticeships. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is asking for examples of bogus apprenticeships as it aims to ensure that all use of the title is […]

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