A training provider in the north of England has been forced to close some of its centres as a result of an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report published today.
Aspire-Igen Group Ltd, which to date has run six training centres across Bradford, Leeds, York, Hull and Scarborough, told FE Week that it had closed “some” of its centres and transferred provision to others where “the achievement of learners’ aims can be better supported”.
It is not clear at this stage which centres have shut their doors and whether any staff jobs have been lost.
Ofsted downgraded the provider to the bottom rating following a visit in December and a report published today, reporting issues such as poor attendance, behaviour and teaching. It had previously been rated ‘requires improvement’ in February last year.
