SEND

If everyone is a SEND teacher FE needs to train them, and fast

Recruits arrive with little training in inclusive pedagogy. As Ofsted raises the bar on SEND provision, the government must...

Jessica Hill
Sophie Kuttschreuter and Hannah Thomas
Colleges

Troubled Burnley College appoints new principal

Karen Buchanan’s successor has been revealed amid a government investigation into achievement rates

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Top Ofsted grades soar in final year of overall effectiveness system      

Final stats show 88% of FE and skills providers hold either 'good' or 'outstanding'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Ofsted’s one-word grades were a ‘good’ way of explaining quality

Now we’ve lost our simple shorthand, the task of communicating inspection results to the outside world just got much...

Jessica Hill
Mark Dawe
Ofsted

New Ofsted inspection process is FE sector’s ‘chance to shine’, says Oliver

Watchdog also reveals it will publish first report cards in batches ‘so no one feels exposed’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Revealed: New Ofsted triggers for college intervention

Leadership changes could be enforced if local skills needs are not met, according to refreshed guidance

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

High Court rejects NAHT’s Ofsted report card judicial review plea

Leaders' union 'will now consider an appeal' and will consult members about possibility of moving to industrial action

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

‘One bad employer’ blamed for provider’s ‘inadequate’ Ofsted result

Inspectors found few apprentices released from work for off-the-job training

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

ASCL and NEU to support NAHT in legal action against Ofsted

A judicial review claim was filed in May, warning the new inspection framework will 'only increase high-stakes accountability and...

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas