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Ofsted inspections of FE and skills providers and schools will no longer be carried out by private contractors from September 2015. The education watchdog said it would not be renewing contracts with inspection service providers (ISPs), which are set to expire in August next year. The current contracts, with CfBT, Serco and Tribal, have run […]
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Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has taken his tally of college reviews to 10, and will outline findings with an annual report this autumn. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) revealed that Dr Collins has been Weymouth College, Bicton College, City of Wolverhampton College and Stratford-upon-Avon College, on top of the […]
A Greater Manchester college could be forced to make up to 150 redundancies after it was ordered to balance the books by the FE Commissioner. Dr David Collins, pictured left, placed Stockport College into administered status after he was sent in following a grade four “inadequate” Ofsted inspection grading in November. He said it “had to […]
New guidelines for FE and skills teachers, lecturers and trainers have been issued by the Education and Training Foundation. A list of 20 “professional standards” — the first since 2007 — fills one side of A4, separated into three headings of values and attributes, knowledge and understanding, and skills. Among the professional practices listed are “evaluate […]
Awarding organisation NCFE (formerly the Northern Council for Further Education) has detailed evidence of alleged malpractice at Bright Assessing uncovered through an investigation that has resulted in 225 former learners losing their qualifications. NCFE stopped certificating Bright courses in February following its four-month investigation into alleged malpractice. A summary of the findings has finally been […]
Learndirect could be in line for a £100m flotation, it has been reported. According to Education Investor magazine, the training provider’s owner, Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), has appointed Numis Securities to advise on the listing. Neither Learndirect nor LDC, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, would deny the rumour when pressed by FE Week, but both […]
The new Skills Funding Agency director of apprenticeships and delivery service has taken up her post. Former McDonalds UK education boss Sue Husband started in her new role on Tuesday (May 12), with FE Week having exclusively revealed the move three months ago. Her agency duties include providing expert advice and support to Local Enterprise […]
Movers and Shakers
Fancy a 10am start at work? Most would, and that’s what learners at North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) will be enjoying as it bows to “students’ circadian rhythms”. Bosses at the 5,900-learner Epsom college are scrapping 9am starts from September in a trial that comes in response to research by the National Sleep […]
The FE Commissioner has claimed his first scalp with LeSoCo principal Maxine Room standing down at the end of the year. Ms Room’s resignation from the 17,000-learner college in South East London comes after leadership and governance at the college was criticised by commissioner Dr David Collins. Dr Collins was sent into the college in […]
