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Different delivery environments for vocational learning are a hallmark of many independent training providers — and that’s something that needs proper recognition from inspectors, says Stewart Segal. When the latest common inspection framework (CIF) was introduced, it was clear that inspections in the sector would be very challenging. It was not just the reclassification of […]
Opinion
Being under the Ofsted spotlight can be an uncomfortable place, says Denise Brown-Sackey, who turns the inspection tables back on the education watchdog. Are providers fit for purpose — but is Ofsted fit to judge? Being under the Ofsted spotlight can be an uncomfortable place, says Denise Brown-Sackey, who turns the inspection tables back […]
One of the privileges of being vice-chair of the Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning (CAVTL) was the opportunity to see genuinely world class vocational teaching and learning in action in a whole range of settings — with employers, colleges and training providers, across different sectors of the economy — much of which challenged […]
Ofsted’s criticism of the college sector last year was a bitter pill to swallow and the toughened up common inspection framework offered little hope for sector praise. However, it hasn’t quite worked out like that says Joy Mercer. At this time last year, colleges felt they had not weathered an Ofsted storm but were beached, […]
It has been a year in which Ofsted stories have hit the front pages time and time again — starting back in September last year with Sir Michael Wilshaw’s “Deptford not Delhi” criticism. He warned that colleges could be at risk of focusing on international opportunities to the detriment of home-grown learners. The former head […]
News
Different delivery environments for vocational learning are a hallmark of many independent training providers — and that’s something that needs proper recognition from inspectors, says Stewart Segal. When the latest common inspection framework (CIF) was introduced, it was clear that inspections in the sector would be very challenging. It was not just the reclassification of […]
Dame Ruth Silver has broken her silence over the demise of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) to usher in its “paradigm pertinent” replacement — the Education and Training Foundation. The LSIS chair since it was established in 2008, spoke exclusively to FE Week saying “change was absolutely needed”. Former Lewisham College principal Dame […]
With Ofsted’s careers guidance review due out soon, Karen O’Donoghue explains what she thinks needs to be done so that youngsters are getting pointed in the right direction. The Ofsted Thematic Review on careers guidance in schools is due out soon. The debate on careers provision for young people, simmering since the introduction and […]
As the time for the next Chief Inspector’s Annual Report approaches, three members of the Policy Consortium — which provides professional policy analysis for learning and skills — look for messages that may emerge about the past year, as well as some of the possible implications they might have. Colin Forrest, Carolyn Medlin and Mike […]
