Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills

Paul Joyce is Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills.

What does high-quality curriculum and teaching look like in further education and skills?

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 16 February 2023 - curriculum, further education and skills

Our Annual Report 2021/22 showed a broadly positive picture for the further education and skills sector. 80% of providers are good or outstanding. Most of the sector is providing high-quality education for learners and apprentices, despite the pandemic and …

FES handbook changes: what you need to know

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 19 April 2021 - apprenticeships, education inspection framework, further education and skills

Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills (FES), on the changes we have made to our FES handbook.

Apprenticeships in challenging times

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 10 February 2021 - apprenticeships

Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, discusses the challenges facing the apprenticeships sector.

'We're not here to make life difficult': our further education and skills visits

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 30 September 2020 - apprenticeships, further education and skills

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, discusses our further education and skills pilot visits.

Online education in further education and skills: learning about what works

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 15 July 2020 - further education and skills, online learning

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, talks about our review into online education during coronavirus (COVID-19) in the further education and skills (FES) sector.

Careers education: a mixed picture

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 6 March 2020 - careers guidance, further education and skills, schools

Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, on why good quality careers education is so important.

Apprenticeships and the skills gap post-Brexit

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 7 February 2020 - apprenticeships

Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks about apprenticeships and the skills gap post-Brexit.

What does the new education inspection framework mean for further education and skills providers?

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 30 October 2019 - education inspection framework, further education and skills

Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks about what our new education inspection framework (EIF) means for further education and skills providers. As most of you will be aware, we introduced our new EIF on …

Changes to inspection – consultation on visits for ‘requires improvement’ further education and skills providers

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 15 November 2017 - further education and skills

Paul Joyce, Ofsted's Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, on a new consultation on visits for 'requires improvement' further education and skills providers. He encourages those affected to make their views known.

Minor updates to further education and skills inspection handbook

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, 27 September 2016 - apprenticeships, further education and skills

At Ofsted we’re very aware of all the changes taking place in the sector and appreciate that there are challenges ahead. I know Area Reviews and apprenticeships reforms are uppermost in many minds.

Blog Ofsted: schools and further education & skills (FES)