Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted to hit England’s largest apprenticeship provider with grade 3

Quality concerns found at Lifetime Training, which delivers to big-name employers and the civil service

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

7 ways to challenge college culture and get back to ‘good’

In 2019 I left higher education to become chief executive of the UK’s biggest national FE college group, comprising...

Jess Staufenberg
Liz Bromley
Ofsted

City and Guilds-owned apprenticeship provider falls two Ofsted grades

Gen2 is no longer 'outstanding' after a decade without inspection

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

SEND college jumps from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’ in three years

'From the moment learners enter the college premises, they encounter a very welcoming, caring and calm environment,' inspectors said...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Ofsted

Three colleges remain ‘outstanding’ more than a decade after last Ofsted visits 

This week Ofsted published the results of new inspections and found that standards at the three colleges had not slipped,...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Ofsted, SEND

SEND college where students ‘do not feel safe’ judged ‘inadequate’

'Staff are sometimes too slow to take action when learners report bullying or harassment'

Will Nott
Will Nott
Ofsted

Ofsted 5-year strategy Q&A with Paul Joyce

We discuss the watchdog's two key areas of focus for FE

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

St John Ambulance faces apprentice recruitment suspension

Ofsted found 'insufficient' progress at the country’s best-known first aid training charity

Will Nott
Will Nott
Ofsted

Auditing apprentice pay will not be part of routine inspections, Ofsted promises

Compliance will only be looked at in 'limited circumstances'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden