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Award-winning journalism from the only newspaper dedicated to further education and skills FEWEEK.CO.UK | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016 | EDITION 194 NAVIGATING missing students WHO GOT WHAT IN NEW SUPPLEMENT TO 2 0 1 7 FE HIP D S OO E G cost millions YEAR’s HONOURS? HELP NAVIGATE 2017 TH ED ST FREE WITH ISSUE RFORMANCE OF PE TABLES AND Page 3 Page 6 N S AND TEC TIO ME HNIC UCA AM AL ED GR DEVOLUTI RO ND ON Y P S A STUD W ND FUND VIE M A ING RE OR AREA EF IN R SHIP A IP PARTNER PPRENTICESH WITH MENT A SUPPLE Y PRODUCED B GAZELLE COLLEGES ON LAST LEGS?, EXCLUSIVE ON PAGE 8 employers turn backs on young > Leading provider describes chilling impact of reforms > Falls of “up to two thirds” in 16-18 apprenticeships > “So-called incentive simply doesn’t work” PAUL OFFORD @PAULOFFORD see page 7 “It’s a major concern” For more information, Apprenticeship Standards please contact John, Cathie or Andy on 0117 314 2800 [email protected] High Quality End-point Assessment and Support innovateawarding.org/apprenticeship-standards @innovate_awards 2 @FEWEEK FE WEEK MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017 Edition 194 NEWS FE WEEK team Outstanding colleges might now expect a visit from Ofsted Editor: Nick Linford education watchdog by new chief inspector billy camden Head designer: Nicky Phillips Amanda Spielman, who took the reins from @billycamden Designer: Matthew Willsone Sir Michael Wilshaw this month. Features editor: Cath Murray A spokesperson for the watchdog, however, Deputy editor: Paul Offord fsted seems to be heading for a U-turn said this week that it had “no plans at the Sub editor: Tom Mendelsohn on a controversial policy that exempts moment to change this policy” and noted Reporters: Alix Robertson O providers rated ‘outstanding’ from that it had been the government, not the Billy Camden routine inspection. inspectorate, that created it in the first place. Jude Burke FE Week revealed in November that two The previous government introduced the Sam King colleges – Bridgwater and Taunton College in policy in the Education Act 2011, with the Photographer: Ellis O’Brien Somerset, and Hills Road Sixth Form College aim of allowing Ofsted the best opportunity Financials: Helen Neilly in Cambridgeshire – had not been inspected to “focus its resources on underperforming Sales manager: Vikrant Bassi for a decade. providers”. Sales executive: Bridget Stockdale Since then, another college – Cirencester A Department for Education spokesperson Amanda Spielman Administration: Frances Ogefere Dell College in Gloucester – has been added to the said that while ‘outstanding’ providers are PA to managing director: Victoria Boyle 10-year list, and 14 other FE institutions are exempt from routine inspection, they are still College Leaders, said: “Ofsted does have to now in their ninth year of non-inspection. subject to accountability through Ofsted’s prioritise what they are doing but 10 years is Contributors: Sue Pember All were graded ‘outstanding’ during risk assessments. way too long for them not to have picked up their last visits from Ofsted, but significant Risk assessments consider factors such on a reinspection. Jon Graham Carole Stott changes in how the sector is monitored as academic performance and student “The risk assessment procedure will not Jeremy Rabinovitch Stuart Rimmer have occurred over the last decade – raising attendance, but there are fears the procedure necessarily cover everything that is going on serious questions about the wait. does not reveal the full truth about all within the provider.” Managing director: Shane Mann However, FE Week understands that aspects of a provider, such as safeguarding. The controversy of Ofsted’s inspection Ofsted is now looking to change its policy, FE Week asked Sir Michael about the policy will also bring into question whether And tweet us your thoughts @feweek which currently states providers judged 10-year gaps at the launch of Ofsted’s annual the ‘outstanding’ grade should be dropped ‘outstanding’ at their most recent inspection report last month. altogether. Contact the editor are “not normally subject to routine The former chief inspector said: “Where Ms Spielman said she would look to scrap Please inform the FE Week editor of any errors or issues of concern regarding this inspection”. the data shows a college is doing well, we the grade during a parliamentary hearing publication. It is understood the policy may change so obviously don’t do an inspection. We go into last year but because the government wrote that ‘outstanding’ providers join the same those institutions where the data is not very the exemption for outstanding providers Email [email protected] with Error/ routine procedure as others, such as being good, or there are concerns.” into law in 2011, parliament would need to Concern in the subject line. subjected to two-day short inspections the But unions want the policy reviewed, repeal this law before the top grade could be Please include the page number and story headline, and explain what the problem is. way ‘good’ institutions are, or to give them arguing that it is dangerous for providers to removed. their own procedure. go so long without a full inspection. Mr Trobe said he is hoping Ms Spielman If given the go-ahead, the move would be a Malcolm Trobe, the interim general will “open up the debate” on the matter now subscribe statement of intent for radical change at the secretary at the Association of School and she is in post. 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