Our quality improvement partner work with FE and Skills providers, often aligns with our broader consultancy assignments with our colleagues at SDN. For the last 5 years, this happens most often [...]

The latest quickbooks can be downloaded from the Resources section on our website (link below). The quickbooks show you the summary pages from Ofsted reports over a period of time, covering a [...]

The figures below are the results of Ofsted inspection activity in-year. It’s important to note these grades are for apprenticeship provision. This means they are not specific to any one [...]

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt over the years, it’s the power of telling other people what you aim to do, to add that extra incentive to make it happen. Frankly, it’s the only thing that got me [...]

OFSTED REPORT ANALYSIS SHOW POSITIVE IMPACTS, SAYS MESMA  Analysis of Ofsted’s early monitoring visits to employers, independent training providers and universities by online quality assurance [...]

Ofsted is preparing for its new inspection landscape, which is expected to come into effect in the latter part of 2019. But is it a welcome change for FE and skills? Louise Doyle, director [...]

Making self-assessment reporting more meaningful (and less painful) Effective self-assessment and the improvement plan that shakes out from it, is an expectation of Ofsted. First and foremost [...]

Apprenticeship standards have brought about a fundamental shift in the day-to-day delivery of apprenticeships, and the roles of front-line staff for some providers. So how do you know your [...]

Analysis of Ofsted’s FE reports reveals new insight into how sector leadership regards quality assurance, says Carole Loader, a director at Mesma. It’s apparent from examining reports covering [...]

We appreciate how time consuming it can be to make effective use of the crucial key findings and good practice found within Ofsted inspection reports. We have extracted common themes and key [...]

Re-reading the Ofsted annual report from 2017 for a project we’re involved with, so I thought this a useful reminder to share with you about what makes a good apprenticeship. Hint: it [...]

Our popular series on effective self-assessment and improvement planning for further education and skills professionals is back with full details on our events page here The webinars cover: [...]