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Ex-NCN principal Basi in FE Commissioner showdown

A principal accused of steering his former college into “unprofitable non-core activities” has clashed with FE Commissioner Dr David Collins. Amarjit Basi, who served as principal of New College Nottingham (NCN) for less than two years from September 2011, labelled Dr Collins’ report and the inspection process “flawed”. His comment follows the release of documents relating to […]

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Merger lessons from the K College meltdown

Troubled mergers led to financial meltdown at K College last year before Graham Razey emerged as one of two principals to make the brave decision to take on parts of the college. He outlines efforts to ensure his merger was successful. To collaborate or not to collaborate? I guess that is the question on the […]

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Ofsted FE director outlines ‘biggest inspection change in 20 years’

Lorna Fitzjohn outlines key elements of the new unified common inspection framework that will be in effect from September. Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw late last month outlined to attendees at Ofsted’s Future of Education Inspection conference in London details on how we will be changing the way we inspect early years, schools and FE […]

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Sector ‘inequality’ at play in EFA college bail-out

Nacro, the crime reduction charity took on Southampton’s struggling Totton College after the Education Funding Agency (EFA) paid a sum, believed to run into millions of pounds, to the Hampshire local authority in order to write off the sixth form college’s pension liabilities. Noel Johnson believes this highlights college favour over independent learning providers (ILPs). […]

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Edition 144: Lynn Merilion, Kelly Ball, Ryan Longmate, Chris Webb, Colin Booth & Rachel Kay

City of Bristol College principal Lynn Merilion has announced her decision to resign for personal reasons. Ms Merilion, who took the college to a grade three Ofsted rating in June last year having been in post for six months when it slumped from outstanding to inadequate in April 2013, will remain as principal until November […]

Movers and Shakers

‘Youngest grade one MD’ outlines journey to outstanding from requires improvement in just over a year

The managing director of a family-run Nottingham-based provider that shot up two Ofsted ratings to outstanding in just 16 months has revealed to FE Week how the company achieved its dramatic turnaround. Charlotte Moreland, believed to be one of the youngest ever managing directors to achieve an outstanding Ofsted rating at the age of 27, said she […]

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New BIS committee chair calls for ‘real controls’ on success rates

New Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee chair Iain Wright (pictured) has called for “real controls and mitigating actions” on success rates cheating amid claims it was widespread within the FE sector. In an exclusive interview with FE Week, the MP for Hartlepool, who ousted former committee chair and fellow Labour politician Adrian Bailey in an MPs’ […]

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Pensions write-off in EFA deal to shed cash-strapped college

The government paid a “one-off settlement” to write off the pension liabilities of a cash-strapped sixth form college as part of a deal to secure new owners and remove it from the public sector, FE Week can exclusively reveal. The Education Funding Agency (EFA) paid Hampshire County Council the undisclosed figure, believed to run into […]

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Principal issues Ofsted complaint after two-grade fall from outstanding

A college that fell two Ofsted grades from outstanding has issued a formal complaint against Ofsted claiming it unfairly judged a drop in success rates because of new rules on English and maths. Oldham College was given a grade three rating, as previously reported by FE Week, but it has now challenged the verdict. College […]

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