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Why Ofsted’s new inspection framework may see ‘outstanding’ providers marked down

Some ‘outstanding’ colleges which have improved since their last inspection may still be downgraded because the bar has been raised under the latest Ofsted inspection framework. That’s according to Chris Russell, the watchdog’s national director of education, who has said if a previously grade one college receives a ‘good’ grade, it “doesn’t mean that the […]

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SEND college censured for safety concerns and ‘inappropriate’ teaching

A residential college for vulnerable young adults has been reprimanded by Ofsted for not protecting learners and staff from “harm” and teaching “not age appropriate” activities, such as The Three Little Pigs. Cambian Dilston College dropped from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ in a report published this week by the watchdog. The college is situated on a […]

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‘Everything goes at 18’: Ofsted warns of SEND cliff-edge

Experts have warned of ‘appalling’ guidance for families and out-of-date documentation

News, SEND, Spending Review

AELP conference round-up: Top officials talk traineeships, achievement rates and T Levels

Providers, regulators and government representatives headed to Manchester this week for the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ (AELP) autumn conference – the organisation’s first in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic. FE Week has rounded up the key take-aways… ESFA’s Evans concedes traineeship target will not be met The government will “not quite” achieve its […]

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College pleads for lifting of apprenticeship ban

‘We have been working to remove the suspension’

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Interview: Jon Collins

Jon Collins, who is six months in as chief executive of the Prisoners’ Education Trust, explains how prison teachers feel cut off from their college colleagues Perhaps it’s because Jon Collins, the new chief executive of the Prisoners’ Education Trust, is such a calm, precise and mild-mannered person that the scale of the scandal he […]

Profiles

Inclusivity and diversity apprentice panel helps provider gain top Ofsted marks

The provider’s online community platform has impressed the watchdg and improved attainment

News, Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted to review skills bootcamps ahead of possible full inspections

Bootcamps could get full inspections if they become a fixture of DfE-funded provision

News, Adult education, Ofsted

Ofsted to review tutoring reforms

The watchdog has been commissioned by ministers to review the catch-up policy.

News, Ofsted