Ofsted

September 2022 Ofsted inspection changes: What FE providers need to know

Colleges will receive a new 'sub-judgment' on how well they are contributing to skills needs

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Three apprenticeship providers slammed for off-the-job shortcomings

Three private training providers have been slammed by Ofsted over the past week for failing to meet apprenticeship off-the-job...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Hampshire college retains ‘outstanding’ grade a decade after last Ofsted inspection

Farnborough College of Technology retains 'outstanding' Ofsted rating a decade after last

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges, Ofsted, SEND

SEND college judged ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted finds issues of neglect and ‘uninspiring’ curriculum

Concerns raised over neglect, hygiene and curriculum at My Life Learning in Wigan.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships, Ofsted, Pay

AELP conference highlights: Leaders talk funding rate review, the levy and staffing crisis

Ofsted, AoC, IfATE and CBI among speakers at AELP conference

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
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