Research on
the Further Education of UK
Lily
Abstract
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21st Century is a new era of integration of the world economy and market globalization.The
world is stepping into a digital and information era.It is important to update knowledge and to
strengthen the new knowledge.That is to say, developing further education is very urgent.
The fierce competition of comprehensive national strength lies in talent. As the most important
resource and the core competitiveness, talent is not equal to the people who has been highly
educated, more important is that people can continue to update knowledge and ability to cater
to the needs of the society and create high value.
In China,the government has realized the importance of further education and has taken some
measures to ensure the further education's implementation. But,we still have a long way to go.
Through the analysis of its history ,legislation, characteristics are summed up. Undoubtedly, it is
a shortcut to learn some specific measures and philosophy of policy from the UK, such as
perfect legislation,inspection system. It will Vigorously boost China's further education, and
ultimately improve our competitiveness in the international world.
What is Further Education?
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General further education refers to which provided for those who have left formal education,
participated in work,and can assume the adult'responsibility.(UNESCO's Terminology of vocational and
technical education )
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In UK,Further Education (FE) includes any study after secondary education that's not part of higher
education (that is, not taken as part of an undergraduate or graduate degree). Courses range from
basic English and maths to Higher National Diplomas (HNDs). FE also includes technical level
qualifications and applied general qualifica-tions, which replace diplomas and vocational
qualifications.(https://www.gov.uk/further-education-courses/overview)
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In China,FE includes any study facing all adults ,principally serving for professional and technical staff
and management personnel after university education .These people can be those who have received
formal higher education or have not received formal higher educa-tion,they all have the rights to
receive further education.(yezhonghai 1997)
The development of FE in UK
• The first stage, 1944-1963
• The second stage, 1963-1988
• The third stage, 1988-2011
• The fourth stage, 2011-present
Features of FE in UK
1. Further Education Colleges
British education system is made up of three
parts:compulsory education, further education and
higher education. Further education colleges assume
the main responsibilities of further education.
There are three further education colleges in
Coventry
City College (2002)
Henley College (1964)
Hereward College (1972)
Coventry City College
• Created in 2002 by the merger of two colleges –
Tile Hill College and Coventry Technical College.
2. Perfect Legislation
 the 1944 Education Act(Butler Act)
 The 1988 Education Reform Act
 The White Paper
Who inspects colleges to ensure quality?
 From 1902 -1992 colleges were inspected by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for
Schools (HMI)
 From 1992-2001 this became the responsibility of inspectors appointed by the
Further Education Funding Council.
 The Learning and Skills Act 2000 gave the Office for Standards in Education
(Ofsted) the responsibility for the inspection of colleges in the further
education sector and required that such inspections be carried out jointly with
the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI).
In April 2007 Ofsted merged with ALI to provide an inspection service which
includes all post-16 government funded education - but not Higher Education
Institutes and Universities which are inspected by the Quality Assurance
Agency.
3. Common Inspection framework for
further education
According to the Education and Inspections Act 2006, the Common
InspectionFramework for further education was devised by Her Majesty’s
Chief Inspector of Ofsted.
Overall effectiveness
Outcomes for
learners
Quality of teaching,
learning and assessment
Effectiveness of
leadership and
management
 The grading scale for Ofsted inspection judgements is :
 „Grade 1: outstanding
 „Grade 2: good
 „Grade 3: requires improvement
 „Grade 4: inadequate
Funding
 Funding for FE colleges
 Funding for students
Many courses in reading, writing and basic maths are free, and students may not
have to pay for tuition if under 24 and studying for the first
qualification equivalent to GCSE or A level.
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16 to 19 Bursary Fund
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Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
Status quo of FE in China
 Size of FE
 Support for FE
 Training mode of FE
 Laws and regulations of FE
 Investment in FE
Countermeasures
 Sound policies and legislation
 Increasing the investment in FE
 Construction of FE Evaluation System
Thanks
05 Feb,2015