Ofsted

JCB Academy breaks ground with Ofsted grade 1

‘Exceptional’ teaching found at construction and engineering provider

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
AI

A copy-and-paste into AI opens up a new shadowy world of risk

For providers handling sensitive funding and learner data, invisible ‘shadow AI’ poses GDPR, security and reputational risks that can’t...

Jessica Hill
Rien Sach
Skills reform

Make post-16 an ‘integrated’ tertiary system – report

EPI calls for ‘holistic’ tertiary education system ahead of imminent post-16 white paper

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
The Staffroom - opinion

How apprenticeship coaches can bridge the NEET gap

'I’ve been where you are’: How lived experience in apprenticeship coaching can help make the shift from NEET to...

Jessica Hill
Wasim Collins
Apprenticeships

Assessment reforms ‘just a correction’, says Bauckham

New apprenticeship assessments solve 'problems' with current EPA model

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Ofqual’s apprenticeship assessment reforms: A bold shift with big implications

While greater flexibility and innovation are welcome, challenges around cost, consistency, and transition remain

Jessica Hill
Daniel Green
Skills reform

Skills excellence is the missing ingredient in the UK’s industrial strategy

Skills excellence – not just skills – will drive the UK’s economic future, so don’t overlook it

Jessica Hill
Ben Blackledge
Skills shortages

Power crisis: the UK’s infrastructure boom could stall before it starts

The government wants to build more homes, greener energy, and major infrastructure – but a fast-declining electrical workforce could...

Jessica Hill
Chris Claydon
Ofsted

The unseen impact of Ofsted: What one grade can really cost

How a single Ofsted grade for a small part of overall provision triggered contract losses, staff redundancies and even...

Jessica Hill
Ian Ross