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What next for quality improvement after successfully registering as an apprenticeship provider? If you’ve successfully applied to the RoATP as a new apprenticeship provider, you’ll know this is [...]

  Employment has changed considerably in the past 10 years. Greater flexibility, more home working, a rise in self-employment, a decline in traditional retail sectors and the growth of [...]

Analysis of Ofsted inspections for apprenticeship provision indicates we still have some way to go to ensure we are getting the basics right – regardless of a new inspection framework says Louise [...]

Do you manage the internal quality assurance (IQA) of your apprenticeship provision? If so, the way you carry out your role is likely to change, especially if delivering apprenticeship standards [...]

Managing change in an FE world My first months working in further education, moving from the world of blue chip, glossy corporate business, are times I remember fondly, with a smattering of [...]

We hear a good deal about what’s changing with the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF), with most of the emphasis being on the process of inspection. Unsurprising of course but the EIF [...]

Ofsted has finalised the Education Inspection Framework which replaces the Common Inspection Framework from September 2019. We have some webinars coming up which we’ll update you on very [...]

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 [...]