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31 August 2026

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Ofsted scraps overall grades for prison education

Ofsted is set to remove overall effectiveness grades for prisons in fav…

Anviksha Patel

2d | Ofsted
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Ofsted report cards: What have nine months taught us?

…way from the new academic year, and a return to work means fresh Ofsted inspections. So what have nine months of the inspectorate’s new …

Anviksha Patel

3d | Ofsted
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Bell quits Skills England role amid work pressure

… Bell, a former Department for Education permanent secretary and Ofsted chief inspector, said he maintained a “keen interest” in the ski…

Anviksha Patel

3d | Politics
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DfE ditched provider before Ofsted revealed improvement

A training provider hit by Ofsted’s lowest grade had its government contract torn up a month befor…

Billy Camden

4d | Ofsted
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Ofsted to review NEET prevention strategies

…e transition into post-16 education will be highlighted in a new Ofsted-led study aimed at tackling rising NEET numbers. The watchdog…

Anviksha Patel

6d | Ofsted
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College defends last minute decision to ditch A Levels

…favour of other level 3 courses. According to its most recent Ofsted inspection report, from early 2024, City of Liverpool College of…

Josh Mellor

1w | College
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SEND reforms will only succeed if colleges change too

…16 education and skills white paper are all aligned with the new Ofsted framework, which places inclusion, equity and opportunities for …

Lee Lister

3d | Inclusion
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Four lessons from six years as an FE college chair

…udents impacted by lost learning.  Ongoing qualification reform, Ofsted framework changes, shifting stakeholder engagement priorities, d…

Adam Goldstein

3d | Colleges
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It’s time to stop the madness of GCSE resits for all

…rous calls for the sector to do better and intense scrutiny from Ofsted, the success rate will never be much better than one in five: If…

James Scott

1w | Assessment
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The attendance crisis in FE means engagement needs a rethink

…cing a major problem, with attendance rates continuing to slide. Ofsted and sector bodies have raised concerns that attendance in furthe…

Imran Mir

1w | Students