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Shifting the FE college culture to a four-day teaching week

South Essex College Group was the first known college group to roll out a four-day teaching week. Two years on, here are our lessons learned

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 483

Sam Double Chief Executive Officer, VetSkill Start date: January 2025 Previous Job: Director of Operations, VetSkill Interesting fact: Sam has a research interest in positive psychology and recently undertook an emotive study on Ofsted inspections and their effects on wellbeing of senior leaders. Sam is also a Plymouth Argyle season ticket holder. Richard Turner Head […]

Movers and Shakers

Ofsted system glitch wiped evidence during almost 200 inspections

But in almost every case inspectors were still able to consider the findings when reaching judgments, says watchdog

News, Ofsted

A day in the life of the head of a small specialist college

Clare Scattergood’s job title underplays the myriad roles she performs at her small independent specialist college in Birmingham – designated safeguarding lead, cake maker, pot washer, flood water mopper-upper, gardener, mental health first aider, fire marshal and budget holder, to name a few. Her roles at Victoria College, which is part of a charitable federation […]

News, Profiles, Long read

Now it’s time for ITPs to step up on careers advice

Meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks framework of careers guidance should no longer be optional for ITPs

Opinion, Careers advice

Administrators called in after DfE and MCAs end provider’s contracts

The company earned millions providing publicly funded courses for adults seeking work before being judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted

News, AEB, ITPs

Possible extension for national skills bootcamp contracts

DfE says decisions will be made in ‘due course’ as March deadline looms

News, Skills bootcamps

DfE hones in on dodgy directors in ‘high risk’ provider policy update

Bolstered policy adds new offences for ‘connected persons’ to ESFA funded providers

News

Do you want to be part of The Bedford College Group’s next chapter?

At The Bedford College Group, we are passionate about transforming lives and communities through education. As one of the largest College Groups with an income of just under £100 million and serving nearly 1.1 million people across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, we are at the forefront of driving educational excellence and social change.

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