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Teaching, leadership and governance in further education
Review of the further education (FE) sector, focusing on FE colleges.
Applies to England
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-827-5, DFE-AP 2016/65
PDF , 670 KB , 115 pages
Professor David Greatbatch and Sue Tate’s recommendations for teaching, leadership and governance in FE colleges.
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an exempt charity. Your corporation is established under the FHEA 1992 for the charitable purpose of advancing education. An FE or sixth-form college is an activity through which your corporation ...
Details. This guide summarises the key legal and regulatory requirements that apply to FE corporations and sixth-form college corporations as charities providing education. It also summarises ...
Governance For Further Education. FE Governance Guide. June 29, 2022. The guide summarises the legal and regulatory requirements that apply to FE college and sixth-form college corporations, together with recommended practice. Aspects of the guide will also be relevant to designated institutions. ... FE and sixth-form college corporations ...
Further education corporations and sixth-form college corporations: governance guide Help and support for colleges (includes active support available from the FE commissioner) Skills for jobs ...
a statutory corporation established under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 ( FHEA 1992) an exempt charity. The corporation is established under the FHEA 1992, sections 18 & 19, for the charitable purpose of advancing education. A FE or sixth-form college is an activity through which the corporation achieves its charitable purpose.
1992 (FHEA 1992) an exempt charity. Your corporation is established under the FHEA 1992 for the charitable purpose of advancing education. An FE or sixth-form college is an activity through which your corporation achieves its charitable purpose. Your college(s) is not a legal entity in itself.
6/29/22, 10:09 AM FE and sixth-form college corporations: governance guide - GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-corporations-and ...
1. Better co-ordination between government departments and key stakeholders to encourage the sector to identify outstanding FE and Sixth Form College governors for potential reward through the Honours system. Awards should not be limited to Chairs and should also consider, for example, Chairs of sub-committees.
Parnham JD (1998) Questioning governance in English further education: A comparative study of the English and American systems. Research in Post-Compulsory Education 3(3): 296-310. Crossref
The further education college sectors in each of the four jurisdictions in the UK have a code of governance that is intended to guide governing practice in the institutions in those countries. The paper reviews the governing codes and the governance arrangements of colleges in the four UK nations.
This code covers post-16 and adult education provision. It aims to support a rigorous approach to governance in the English FE sector. It is for boards to consider as part of their governance improvement plans to ensure that governance is working as effectively as possible. The code has been developed in consultation with the FE sector and
External Board Reviews Boardroom Coaching & Consultancy Training & Development Mentoring Guidance Notes & Templates Governance Evaluation Tools
The Governance Professionals' Competency Framework has been developed by Education Training Foundation (ETF) with the sector's support and aims to help to address the Department for Education's (DfE) identified need to strengthen further education (FE) governance as set out in the Skills for Jobs white paper.
Details. This guide describes the environment in which further education ( FE) colleges operate and sets out the framework by which they are accountable to the learners, employers and communities ...
The post-16 audit code of practice (the 'Code') sets out a common standard for the provision of assurance in relation to funding of post-16 providers. It sets out: The Code should be read alongside any agreement setting out conditions of funding in Education and Skills Funding Agency's (ESFA's) grant funding agreements and contracts.
Teaching, leadership and governance in further education. Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-827-5, DFE-AP 2016/65. PDF, 670 KB, 115 pages.
This paper examines how governance in the further education (FE) sector in Northern Ireland (NI) has been shaped by policy frameworks implemented at local, regional, national and UK levels. ... In addition, the Guide for Governors of Northern Ireland Further Education Colleges (DfE Citation 2019) and the Audit Code for the Governing Bodies (and ...
1.1 About This Guide 6 1.2 Further Education in Northern Ireland 8 2. WHAT IS A GOVERNING BODY AND WHAT DOES IT DO? 11 2.1 Introduction 11 ... Please send comments to the Department's Further Education Corporate Governance and Accountability Branch, 3rd floor, Adelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FD, or e-mail fegovernance ...
appropriate governance arrangements and practices for their organisation. 3. Legally, FE colleges are incorporated through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 and recognised as part of the FE sector. The powers of FE Corporations are set out in the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. 4. The principal powers are
Policies. Colleges are required to have policies and guidelines which ensure they follow best practice and that students, parents and other stakeholders understand what is expected of them. The Governing Body is responsible for policies that oversee the framework and best practice of governance, as well as policies that link to areas of legal ...
Summary of Governance Reports Commissioned by the Education. and Training Foundation in 2014/15. London: Education and Training Foundation. Hill, R (2014) Trends in Governance in Further Education Local Government Studies Masunga, R. (2013). Governance practice in English further education colleges: the.
This publication is for governors of further education(FE) and sixth form college corporations in England and governors of designated institutions conducted by companies and the directors of those companies. It will also be useful for corporation clerks, college finance directors, other senior college staff and those with an interest in governance.
This paper examines how governance in the further education (FE) sector in Northern Ireland (NI) is influenced by national and devolved policy frame- works by exploring the unique ways in which boards are positioned within these contexts. Despite the distinctive ways in which FE policy has devel- oped alongside the other devolved nations, very ...