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Ofsted Watch: Difficult week for FE as providers hit with low grades

FE has faced a difficult week in Ofsted inspections as three providers were hit with ‘inadequate’ ratings. Three others...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Early monitoring visits find a quarter of apprenticeship providers are ‘insufficient’

A quarter of apprenticeship providers that have received early-monitoring visits from Ofsted so far have been rated as making...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Ofsted’s full inspections plummet by a third

Ofsted has denied cuts to its budget have affected the number of FE inspections it carries out, despite analysis...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Three quarters of colleges rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted

More than three quarters of colleges are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ and none are deemed ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Labour accuse government of ‘slipping out’ damning Ofsted report during Brexit announcements

Labour has accused the government of “slipping out” a damning report that raises huge concerns about the security risk...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
Opinion

Ofsted’s focus on new providers should be an extra, not an instead

The Ofsted annual state-of-the-nation report is due for publication next month and I’ve spent much of this week crunching...

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NICK LINFORD
News

ESFA terminates levy contract for apprenticeship provider after Ofsted report critical of government departments

A cabinet office approved apprenticeship provider to government departments has had its levy funding terminated after a damning Ofsted...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

Glowing Ofsted report for first national college to be inspected

The first of the new national colleges to be inspected by Ofsted has received a glowing report. The National...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
News

FE loan-funded provider with copy and paste assignments slammed by Ofsted

A provider with learners not writing their own assignments has been rated ‘inadequate’ across the board in a damning...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross