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🔍 Ofsted will run 'informal' trials of its new inspections from the start of January, with proposals for a new framework out by the end of the month Longer notice periods & 'proportionate' inspection teams are on the cards

🪖 Strict performance measures for intensive upskilling courses launched during the pandemic meant some providers only focused on 'job ready' candidates, an evaluation of learners has revealed. This week the Department for Education (DfE) published an evaluation of completions and outcomes from skills bootcamps in the 2021-22 ‘wave 2’ of courses, which ended in March 2022.

📋 West Suffolk College has gone from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’ with inspectors praising its ‘strong vision to promote social mobility’ https://lnkd.in/eYy9w9Ci

🆕 Lifetime bans for serious misconduct have been extended to teachers in FE colleges and independent training providers through legislation laid in Parliament today

🚨 A West Midlands college group has received a last-minute government bailout to avoid being declared 'insolvent' next month. The Further Education Commissioner's report reveals that the college asked the government for bailout loans totalling £4.7 million.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Devolution of adult skills funding is set to 'go further' with plans to 'un-ringfence' funding pots for skills bootcamps and the free courses for jobs offer. The government’s English Devolution white paper, published today, also confirms that mayors will be given 'joint ownership of local skills improvement plans alongside employer representative bodies