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11 October 2026

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ASCL council passes no confidence vote in Ofsted’s leadership

…hool and College Leaders’ union has said it has no confidence in Ofsted’s leadership to “address the damage being done by the new inspec…

Freddie Whittaker

1d | Colleges
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Inspections are harming wellbeing, FE staff tell Ofsted

Three quarters of FE providers inspected under Ofsted’s report card regime said the process affected staff wellbeing, …

Anviksha Patel

2d | Ofsted
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Dale’s mission to ride a zipline of happiness

…‘outstanding’ means parental preference is a factor too, and the Ofsted rating has caused a rise in families of young people with fewer …

Jessica Hill

2d | Colleges
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Bickering big beasts’ sideshow is Tory skills highlight

… and skills policy, this was more like it. Spielman, the former Ofsted chief inspector who was quietly made a shadow work and pensions …

Shane Chowen

2d | Politics
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Financial independence should be the goal of careers education

…xible to individual learning and needs. This approach has led to Ofsted declaring the organisation to be ‘exceptional’ for inclusion, th…

Keith Conway

2d | Ofsted
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Building my own AI agent made me a better skills coach

… coach apprentices. This matters beyond my own practice, too. Ofsted's inspection guidance for FE and skills providers, in place from…

Jamie Hibbert

2d | Teaching
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ITPs hit with £800k in clawbacks for subcontractor breaches

…ying the £520,234 overclaim, and Babington declined to comment. Ofsted rated Acorn ‘good’ in November 2021, following LCG’s acquisition…

Shane Chowen

1w | Training providers
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Masters of the Multiverse net 45% apprenticeship income gain

…ed from 59 per cent in 2023-24 to 52.6 per cent in 2024-25. And Ofsted this year handed Multiverse four ‘needs attention’ judgments – t…

Billy Camden

1w | Apprenticeships
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What’s in your learners’ emotional backpacks?

…eels particularly timely at the start of a new academic year. Ofsted's renewed inspection approach places greater emphasis on inclusi…

Clair Priest

1w | The Staffroom - opinion
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Blue Sky shines as first apprenticeship provider judged ‘exceptional’ for inclusion

…nticeship provider to be rated ‘exceptional’ for inclusion under Ofsted’s report card framework. The independent training provider, now…

Billy Camden

1w | Apprenticeships