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City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College looking at merger

City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College aim to become “the main force for FE in central London” through greater collaboration and a possible merger, it was announced today. The colleges confirmed, through a joint statement released this morning, that their governing bodies had agreed “to explore the potential” for developing closer links. It […]

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Employer jailed over tragic death of 16-year-old apprentice as SFA looks into ‘implications of case’

An employer has been jailed for eight months over the death of an untrained 16-year-old boy who became trapped in a factory lathe he was left to operate on his own just a month into his apprenticeship. Cameron Minshull died after his oversized workwear became entangled with a computerised numeric lathe (CNL) at Huntley Mount […]

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FE providers ‘design and deliver their own quals’ in proposed new ‘sub-degree’ technical skills system

A report out today calls for a new system of accrediting “sub-degree technical education” in which FE colleges and independent learning providers can “design and deliver their own qualifications”. Dr Scott Kelly, in his report entitled Raising productivity by improving higher technical education: Tackling the level four and level five conundrum, said the new system […]

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A principal’s view upon closer FE Commissioner inspection

Jo Pretty reflects on a challenging first year in the job after FE Commissioner Dr David Collins recognised the “good start” made by her leadership team as it tries to turn around precarious college finances. When I found myself in my new role as principal my direction was clear — I had to stabilise a £15m […]

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Latest FE Commissioner reports bear enrolment warnings and precarious financial outlooks

The FE Commissioner has warned Redcar and Cleveland College that its “very risky” growth strategy has got just a few months to pay off before its future independence becomes “unlikely”. Dr David Collins (pictured above left), whose May visit was triggered by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) assessing the grade three-rated college as inadequate for financial […]

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Local authority in Lewisham Southwark College takeover bid to address ‘lack of imagination and robustness’

Southwark Council has called on the FE Commissioner to support its bid take over half of Lewisham Southwark College, criticising it for “a lack of imagination and robustness in curriculum, in strategic and financial planning”. The council’s cabinet member for children and schools and chair of the corporate parenting committee, Councillor Victoria Mills, has written to commissioner […]

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AoC issues ‘prove it’ challenge to Home Office over FE college back door visa claims

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has challenged the government to prove the sector was being used for bogus student visa claims after the Home Office announced “a crackdown on visa fraud”. The Home Office announced new measures today to reduce the length of FE visas from three years to two, prevent students from staying on […]

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Lords social mobility committee looks at apprenticeships

Careers advice, the government’s 3m apprenticeship target and impact of the FE funding cuts were at the top of list for the House of Lords social mobility committee in inaugural hearing. The committee, chaired by Lady Corston (pictured above), was set up to investigate the transition between school and work, and what happens to young […]

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Barnfield academy chain gets new name

The academy trust that was built up by Barnfield College has announced plans to sever its last link with the college by changing its name. The Barnfield Academy Trust, which formally split from Barnfield College in March, announced today a new name — the Shared Learning Trust. Trust chief executive Andrew Cooper said: “This is […]

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