Ofsted

Ofsted’s 2020/21 annual report: FE and skills hit ‘particularly hard’ by Covid

Ofsted has today published its annual stocktake of education for the 2020/21 academic year, which saw inspection activity mostly...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

New shadow ed sec to push Zahawi on Omicron plans

The new shadow education secretary has requested an “urgent briefing” from her opposite number Nadhim Zahawi about how government...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sector leaders urge quicker rollout of repeat level 3 adult offer

Leaders predict a 'massive underspend' due to lack of demand

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Move into apprenticeships loses university’s ‘outstanding’ ranking

A university has lost its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade following a move into the apprenticeships market. Kingston University dropped to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

‘Inconsistent quality’ of degree apprenticeships at university slammed

The courses suffer because they are managed within individual faculties, according to Ofsted

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

68 live investigations into FE providers, and 7 more ESFA accounts findings

Top staff bag bonuses totalling £60k in 2020-21

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

IFS: Education cuts ‘effectively without precedent in post-war history’

Extra investment announced at the spending review for FE will only partially reverse past cuts

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Let T Level students study other quals at the same time, says new Ofqual chief

'If I was in charge of T Level policy you would have a T Level that was equivalent to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Kickstart breaks down: NAO reports on massive underspend and ‘deadweight’ jobs

At a cost of £7k per participant, Kickstart has become DWP's most expensive support scheme

Billy Camden
Billy Camden