Looking to the Future for FE and Skills
In this article, we talk with Paul about the past and looking to the future of FE and Skills. Q. We recently had the Ofsted…
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament.
New Ofsted visits to understand children’s experience of alternative provision
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today published guidance for the first series of thematic visits to be carried out under the new…
Ofsted Annual Report 2022
Ofsted Annual Report 2022: Pandemic recovery slowed by workforce crisis in children’s education and care The report highlights some shocking stats on Prison Education, and…
Ofsted: Skills Bootcamps will help plug skills gaps, but improvements are needed
Ofsted (@Ofstednews) has today published findings from a thematic survey of the quality of education provided in Skills Bootcamps. Ofsted’s survey found that, while learners…
Reading should be explicitly taught even in secondary schools
Today Ofsted has published a research report looking at how high-performing secondary schools provide targeted support for struggling readers. Reading is essential to every subject and…
Better assessment needed to get the most out of tutoring
Ofsted has today (26 October) published the first of 2 independent reviews of the government’s flagship tutoring programme in schools and further education providers. The…
Ofsted: Poor infrastructure hampering Armed Forces initial training
Ten Armed Forces establishments have been graded good for their initial training offering. However, persistent weaknesses in resources, infrastructure and accommodation are affecting the quality…
Education providers resilient as COVID challenges continue
Ofsted has today (20 July) published the third set of briefings in a series looking at the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers. The 3…
New five-year Ofsted strategy – All FE Colleges to be assessed in the next four years.
Ofsted has today (26 April) published a new strategy for the next five years (2022 – 2027). The strategy is across all of education… for…
Strong signs of recovery across education, but challenges remain say Ofsted – Sector response
@Ofstednews has today (4 Apr) published the second set of reports in a series looking at the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers. The reports…