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Knife crime survey – Mike Sheridan, Regional Director for London
Ofsted survey addresses knife crime in the capital.
Further education & skills
Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Her Majesty’s Inspector and national lead for careers guidance and youth engagement, on a four-day further education and skills inspection
Four-day further education and skills inspections take planning and coordination, explains Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Her Majesty’s Inspector.
Paul Cocker, HMI, Further Education and Skills, on a four-day national inspection of apprenticeships
Paul Cocker, HMI, explains what happens during a further education and skills four day inspection.
Changes to inspection – consultation on visits for ‘requires improvement’ further education and skills providers
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.
The apprenticeship levy: implications for inspection
Dr Christopher Jones, Ofsted’s specialist adviser for apprenticeships, explains about the apprenticeship levy and inspection.
Steve Tucker, HMI reflects on a further education and skills inspection
On a four-day further education and skills inspection there’s a lot of evidence to collect and many people to speak with when reaching an accurate judgement. These are intensive days for the inspection team and the college.
Minor updates to further education and skills inspection handbook
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.
Have a wonderful break
As the academic year comes to a close, we'd like to say thank you to all those involved with schools, early years and further education for your hard work over the course of the year.
New complaints scrutiny panels
Back in June last year, when Ofsted announced the changes to inspection under the common inspection framework, we also explained how we intended to strengthen the way we deal with complaints about inspection. In September, we introduced independent scrutiny to …
Government proposals for Ofsted inspections
Many of you will have read or heard about the Government’s White Paper: Educational Excellence Everywhere, published last week, announcing the transformation of England’s schools. I thought it would be helpful to clarify what it could mean for inspection.