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Ofsted launches provider review tool for employers

Employers will be able to anonymously rate, review and compare providers using an online tool launched by Ofsted today (Monday, April 28). Employer View will allow staff to share their thoughts on providers they have worked with, and find out what other employers think about any provider which trains their employees, apprentices and work placement […]

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Inadequate college leaders stay despite commissioner questions

The principal and governors’ chair at a grade four London college that Ofsted said was failing to improve are clinging to their posts — despite FE Commissioner Dr David Collins having identified leadership as a weakness, FE Week can reveal. LeSoCo was rated inadequate in January and came in for renewed criticism from the education […]

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Colleges ‘tackling’ apprentice farrier bullying but ‘need’ modernisation

Ofsted monitoring inspections of three colleges that took over apprenticeship provision following accusations of bullying found safeguarding had improved, but warned the programme was still in need of modernisation. The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) demanded “immediate action to safeguard the welfare of all trainees” in June last year after physical and verbal bullying, harassment and […]

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Success on the South Coast

Chichester College has received an outstanding grade from Ofsted. The 14,500-learner college, previously rated as good, achieved the top grading in all headline fields. Inspectors praised staff for putting learners “at the heart of all college activity”. The University of Sunderland also received a grade one result for its art and design foundation diploma provision […]

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New Ofsted director tells of priorities

Lorna Fitzjohn has taken over as Ofsted’s new director of FE and skills. She was previously deputy director for FE and ran operations in the Midlands for the watchdog. Here, FE Week reporter Freddie Whittaker asks Matthew Coffey’s successor a few questions as she begins in her new role. Q: What are your priorities for […]

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Transfer of K College provision under way

The break-up of K College is under way with governors confirming the transfer of provision to East Kent College and Hadlow College. K College governors named East Kent College principal Graham Razey as principal-designate for the Dover and Folkestone campuses while Hadlow principal Paul Hannan will take on the West Kent and Ashford campuses. The […]

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Embracing Ofsted as a ‘fresh pair of eyes’

Ofsted and data can both hold fear for principals, but Chris Thomson says embracing both can provide a path to success. With a fear of being shunned by my peers, I actually view Ofsted as a free consulting service, which all colleges should embrace. I’ve been principal at Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College […]

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College steps in to save apprentices

More than 160 engineering apprentices are set to be transferred to City College Norwich from an independent learning provider facing closure. The college said the East Anglian Group for Industrial Training (Eagit), based in Norwich and formed in 1967, is set to close in July. The college will take on 146 level three and 22 […]

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Grade four LeSoCo gets new Ofsted blow

A large London college has been criticised in a follow-up report on its inadequate Oftsed rating. LeSoCo, a 17,000-learner college in South London, got grade four  by Ofsted in January. A follow-up monitoring visit was carried out in March and the report has now been published. The original inspection criticised teaching standards and said improvements […]

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