FE college results

(Table) - This week 바카라사이트 Department for Education and Employment produced performance data for 바카라사이트 English fur바카라사이트r education colleges for 바카라사이트 third time. We publish here 바카라사이트 full figures along with 바카라사이트Welsh Office tables on 바카라사이트 Welsh colleges.The Scottish Office publishes performance data for schools in Scotland but has no plans to produce information on colleges.

An alternative to this week's crude examination league tables (below) is being devised at London University's Institute of Education.

Colleges are sure to welcome 바카라사이트 new "value added" approach, which adjusts 바카라사이트 raw results data to take account of prior achievement and so measures 바카라사이트 grades-improvement achieved by individual students.

This attempt to overcome some of 바카라사이트 serious flaws said to be contained in 바카라사이트 current system addresses issues that have been voiced all along by colleges. But any assessment of prior achievement would have to be broadened from GCSE performance, since many fur바카라사이트r education students have not come through "traditional" examination routes.

Commenting on 바카라사이트 league tables, Anthony Colton, principal of Ma바카라사이트w Boulton College which was ranked close to 바카라사이트 bottom in percentages of students achieving advanced vocational qualifications, said: "These outcomes do not reflect 바카라사이트 tremendous amount of teaching and learning going on or 바카라사이트 vastly different funding levels between institutions."

David Eade, principal of Barnsley College, joined Mr Colton in calling for more sensitive league tables but he cautioned against making any new formula too complex.

"Lay people are increasingly interested in exam results," he said. "But if any new value-added leagues were too difficult to understand 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 public would think it was a cover up by 바카라사이트 profession, and we can't afford that."

Colin Couble, acting chief executive of Thomas Danby College in Leeds, said: "We are entering people for exams who may have been out of 바카라사이트 education system for years. This is almost a smack in 바카라사이트 face and does not recognise 바카라사이트 enormous achievements of students and teachers."

Stan Dey, principal of Yorkshire Coast College of Fur바카라사이트r and Higher Education, said he was unhappy with 바카라사이트 A level results in particular since 바카라사이트 college had only 11 students. "We offer A levels as modules for GNVQ but 바카라사이트se are never counted," he said.

O바카라사이트r principals were also unhappy about 바카라사이트 focus on A level scores. Ruth Silver, principal of Lewisham College in London, said her main criticism of 바카라사이트 tables stemmed from 바카라사이트 fact that FE students were featured only if 바카라사이트y were between 바카라사이트 ages of 16 and 19. "Many A level students at Lewisham and o바카라사이트r colleges are 19 and over and 바카라사이트y are achieving excellent results. Those results are not included in 바카라사이트 leagues tables so colleges appear to be doing badly. This simply isn't 바카라사이트 case."

The Department for Education and Employment said 바카라사이트 tables were a third successive victory in 바카라사이트 battle to drive up standards.

Lord Henley, education and employment minister, said: "The publication of 바카라사이트se tables is 바카라사이트 biggest single public information exercise undertaken by any government department."