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Hackney UTC closure prompts tough 157 Group leader criticism for Lord Baker project

Former Education Secretary Lord Baker’s University Technical College (UTC) project has come under fire from the 157 Group boss after Hackney UTC announced it was to close. The East London UTC opened in September 2012, and filled 77 per cent of its 100 pupil places in the first year — but it is to shut […]

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Ofsted’s separate school sixth form grading plan rubber-stamped with overwhelming support

Ofsted’s plan to introduce separate graded judgements for school sixth forms next academic year has enjoyed overwhelming support in an official consultation. It had already been welcomed by much of the FE sector because it will allow school sixth forms to be directly compared with colleges, and more than 74 per cent of consultation respondents agreed, many of […]

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City College Coventry principal Steve Logan discusses Ofsted improvement

City College Coventry principal Steve Logan started in post just this week, and one of the first items on his desk was a requires improvement inspection result from Ofsted. But with the college having previously received a disastrous report that branded it inadequate, the new grade was welcomed. In an exclusive Q&A with FE Week, […]

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Exeter College treble at BTec Awards

Exeter College achieved treble success at the National BTeC Awards. The provider, which was rated outstanding by Ofsted in January and has more than 3,200 learners on level one to five BTec courses, won the outstanding BTec school/ college of the year award at the ceremony run by Pearson UK in London on July 3. […]

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Ofsted praise for college that revamped leadership after disastrous grade four result

A Midland college that overhauled its leadership in the wake of a disastrous Ofsted inspection result has recorded improvement across the board. City College Coventry follows City of Liverpool and City of Bristol to become the third general FE college in less than a month to have improved to a grade three, or requires improvement, […]

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Principal and deputies on leave at Lowestoft College after consultant criticises rate of improvement

The principal and two deputies at Lowestoft College have taken leaves of absence after a consultant reported the college was not making improvements fast enough. The 4,000-learner college in East Anglia was given a grade three “requires improvement” rating by Ofsted last June, but the college has now announced that principal Simon Summers (pictured above) […]

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UTCS may not be the answer, Labour warned

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned Labour-backed proposals for 100 more University Technical Colleges (UTCs) to be established by 2020 “may not be the best response” to skills shortages. The AoC was joined by former government advisor Sam Freedman in questioning whether there was enough evidence to support the plans, outlined by Lord Adonis […]

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Ofsted confirms it will grade school sixth forms from September

School sixth forms are to receive a separate grade from September 2014, Ofsted has confirmed. The decision to include a separate grade follows an open consultation which ended in May, which sought views on the introduction of separate graded judgements on early school years and the sixth form. In a letter to schools this week, chief inspector […]

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SFA in discussions with Ofsted about having a greater focus on large subcontractors

BBC Radio 4 will today broadcast an interview with the Skills Funding Agency during which they confirm they are in discussions with Ofsted about the possibility of having more focus on the large subcontractors. The interview will feature on the BBC’s consumer affairs programme Face the Facts which has carried out an investigation in to […]

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