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Toni Pearce was reelected as VP for FE Over 1,500 students from across educational institutions in the UK descended upon Sheffield’s City Hall to attend the National Union of Students (NUS)flagship National Conference. National conference is the sovereign body of the NUS and sees delegates electing their representatives and policy for the forthcoming academic year. […]
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The 157 Group has been debating how it moves forward six years on from its inception. The sector context in 2012 is very different from 2006, not least with the new flexibilities and freedoms, the changing style of Ofsted, fiscal reductions and a new spirit of entrepreneurialism. A key question is how a successful college […]
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Geoff Russell, CEO of the Skills Funding Agency points to David Way, CEO of the National Apprenticeship Service, at the BIS Select Committee, chaired by Adrian Bailey Members of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee have criticised the poor value for money offered by retail apprenticeships. MPs questioned David Way, interim chief executive […]
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Further education colleges should be judged on all aspects of their work and not just those in an Ofsted inspection, according to a membership body. The 157 Group, which represents 27 large and successful colleges, believes contribution to the social and economic community served by a college should also be measured, as well as those […]
For anyone who wishes to gain insight into profound contradictions underlying current government thinking on the curriculum, I can highly recommend the Ofsted best practice report ‘Apprenticeships for Young People’. This informative report, published earlier this month, is based on the work of 15 providers that are highly successful in delivering apprenticeships to young people. […]
As the National Director of Learning and Skills it is my job to report back to Ofsted and government on any issues within the sector. Recently media interest around the quality of apprenticeships has highlighted concern around subcontracting, short programmes and inadequate assessment practices. That’s why it is so important that we share what is […]
Reflecting on the potential challenges facing colleges and providers as a result of changes in funding, I have given much thought as to how providers might respond and how vital it will be that they are able to evaluate the impact on learners of a sector ‘doing more for less’ against the criteria that the […]
Three further education colleges have suffered setbacks after receiving the lowest possible inspection grades. Reports by education regulator Ofsted, each published on March 30, show ‘inadequate’ reports for Macclesfield College and City of Wolverhampton College. The third to receive the grade, as previously revealed by FE Week, was Lambeth College, also formally published on March […]
Young people who take part in work experience or vocational study at school are more likely to succeed in an apprenticeship than those who have no exposure to the workplace, a report by Ofsted has revealed. The education watchdog is calling on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to develop “a national set of […]
