Search Results for

The following 993 results have been found to match your search query:

‘ofsted watch’

Government to research range of ‘harms’ caused by Covid-19 to students and staff

The Department for Education is tendering for research into how Covid-19 has impacted students and staff. The “rapid” data and literature review will consider “harms” on mental and physical health, domestic violence and loss of learning. Working on behalf of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), the DfE project is worth up to £85,000 […]

News, Covid-19

Ofsted parks new provider monitoring visits

New provider monitoring visits have been delayed indefinitely by Ofsted. The inspectorate previously said it would restart the visits from January face-to-face but later announced they would be conducted remotely until at least the February half-term in light of the third national lockdown. The virtual monitoring visits to providers that are new to delivering apprenticeships […]

News

NAW 2021 | FE White paper & the next phase of apprenticeship reform (recording)

Yesterday afternoon a group of sector leaders and policymakers took part in an FE Week roundtable to mark National Apprenticeship Week. The roundtable, in partnership with NCFE, was an opportunity to debate and explore the impact of the FE white paper published last month on apprenticeships. Watch now Roundtable Title: Quantity AND quality: FE White […]

News

Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8

Ofsted has confirmed that in-person routine inspections will not be returning until March 8 at the earliest. The education watchdog had originally planned to undertake remote inspections until the February half-term before reviewing its next steps. However, new guidance published as part of the inspectorate’s rolling Covid-19 update today confirmed that planned inspection work will be carried […]

News

Experienced sector leader appointed new Hull College Group chair

The former principal of Trafford College has been made the new chair of Hull College Group, FE Week can reveal. Lesley Davies OBE has been appointed less than a week after the shock resignation of Daf Williams, who left after the college launched an investigation into spending under his watch. Interim principal Lowell Williams began […]

News

Ofsted snubbed as DfE moves closer to skills bootcamps national rollout

Thousands of adult education courses across England and funded from the new National Skills Fund will not be inspected by Ofsted, the government has admitted. FE Week can reveal that Department for Education sees no need for Ofsted inspections for skills bootcamps – a £38 million programme of courses targeting 25,000 unemployed and employed adults, […]

News

Ofsted visits to be conducted remotely until Feb half term

Ofsted’s planned monitoring visits will take place remotely until after the February half term, the watchdog has announced. The inspectorate had been due to begin in-person “supportive” inspections of schools from next week, but had yet to say whether its plans for restarting FE provider monitoring visits would go ahead during the national lockdown. However, […]

News

Ofsted’s ‘support’ and monitoring visits from January: what FE providers need to know

Ofsted has today published further details about how their phased return to normal inspection activity of FE providers will work from January. As announced last week, graded full and short inspections will remain suspended until the summer. But monitoring visits will return from the New Year and the watchdog will introduce ‘support and assurance’ visits […]

News

In conversation with Paul Joyce about Ofsted’s 2019/20 annual report

Ofsted published its annual report for 2019/20 last week, and while chief inspector Amanda Spielman chose not to use any of her speech to talk about the sector, deputy director for FE and skills Paul Joyce was on hand to catch us up on developments. Here are four key points from FE Week’s interview with […]

News