How does Ofsted inspect national training providers and evaluate the standard of education and training that their apprentices receive? These inspections are more complex than regionally based ones. After all,...
...time. This fall is mainly to do with the mix of schools inspected so far under the EIF. Since September, we’ve been into more schools previously judged to be less...
...most to the disadvantaged and vulnerable in society. They are the ones who benefit most from high-quality provision. As a force for improvement, we also have a role to play...
...achievement, where apprentices can progress from one level to the next and where apprenticeships are an important part of economic regeneration and skills development. Apprenticeships can be transformational for young...
...said, ‘One of the areas that I think we sometimes lose sight of is the real substance of education. Not the exam grades or the progress scores, important though they...
During a short inspection, one of the main priorities is getting to know the school well, very quickly. The day starts with myself and an Ofsted Inspector (OI) meeting the...
...that apprentices, providers and businesses have gone to during the pandemic. There is no escaping that, for many in the sector, COVID-19 (coronavirus) has made delivering education and training challenging....