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Inspections for sale. Whose bright idea was that!?

Time is running out to respond to Ofsted’s consultation on its new Common Inspection Framework proposals. The deadline is November 24 so if you’re thinking about adding your two-penneth, you need to get your skates on. This is a rare opportunity to pass judgment on Ofsted (doesn’t normally happen that way around). After reading the […]

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Stroud principal gets OBE for service to FE

A proud principal picked up her honour after being awarded an OBE from the Princess Royal. The official ceremony to award Stroud College principal Dr Beri Hare with an OBE took place at Buckingham Palace. The award, which was presented by Princess Anne, recognises Dr Hare’s services to further education. Dr Hare said: “It was […]

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Ofsted proposes changes to inspection of FE providers

Ofsted has launched a consultation regarding proposals to revise the inspection of further education colleges, work-based learning providers, adult and community learning (ACL) provision and ‘Next Step’ provision. The revisions are said to ‘streamline and simplify’ the current framework, which is based on Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework for FE and skills, so that inspections focus […]

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NAS concerned about quality following rapid apprenticeship expansion

The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and Skills Funding Agency have this week published a statement (click here) saying they are “determined to see that recent rapid expansion of Apprenticeships is not achieved at the expense of quality”. This follows exclusive coverage published by FE Week which detailed training providers delivering 12 Week Apprenticeships (click here) as […]

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Ofsted calls for government review on post-16 arrangements

Young people with learning difficulties and disabilities are not receiving adequate support as they progress to further education, according to an Ofsted report published today. The report, called ‘Progression post-16 for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities’, found that the opportunities for young people to learn beyond school varies dramatically across the country. Ofsted is […]

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ESOL impact assessment fails to impress

The government has today agreed a partial u-turn on ESOL cuts after an impact assessment ordered by FE and Skills Minister John Hayes revealed that at least 58,000 women would lose all entitlement to fee remission under the new system. But initiatives being drawn up jointly by the departments for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and […]

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Morrisons, Elmfield and the over-25 apprentices

Morrisons boasts that it is the UK’s biggest provider of apprenticeships, although in reality the funding is claimed from the Skills Funding Agency by the independent training provider Elmfield Training Ltd. In the context of a national record number of apprentices (see page 1), what stands out is the rapid increase in adults aged 25 […]

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CBE for Bedford College principal

Bedford College Principal & Chief Executive, Ian Pryce, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to further education locally and nationally. The college says that the award reflects the transformation of the college over the last twelve years from an institution of 5,000 students, 250 staff with pass rates in […]

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What has DWP done for the college sector?

Skills conditionality is, if anything, a greater threat to classroom-based adult learning than the removal of fee remission for those poor benighted souls on “inactive” benefits. As the outline of the programme stands at the moment, Department for Work and Pension (DWP) staff appear to be able to tell us what classes to run and […]

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