First batch of new-style Ofsted report cards released Just one FE provider achieves rare ‘exceptional’ grade and no colleges involved in early inspections
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 confront the workforce gaps it created
Troubled Burnley College appoints new principal Karen Buchanan’s successor has been revealed amid a government investigation into achievement rates
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’
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 harder
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’
Revealed: New Ofsted triggers for college intervention Leadership changes could be enforced if local skills needs are not met, according to refreshed guidance
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
‘One bad employer’ blamed for provider’s ‘inadequate’ Ofsted result Inspectors found few apprentices released from work for off-the-job training