Ofsted’s reforms could yet prove successful if the inspectorate is able to learn from its own best practice and get its silos communicating with each other. Ofsted’s pre-Christmas announcement that it will start trialling ‘new approaches’ to inspection this month before its report card consultation opens was not universally welcomed. But if Ofsted can learn from it – and […]
What do good and better behaviour and attitudes look like? The majority of providers perform well in outcomes for behaviours and attitudes. Theextract from an outstanding 6th Form is an excellent example of what inspectors mayexpect to see and nicely sums up the criteria identified in the handbook. Students’ behaviour is impeccable. Students attend well, […]
Welcome to the first edition of Inspection Insights for 2025. During the past sixmonths of 2024, 224 inspection reports have been published. Almost 75% of thesehave been rated good, and just over 12% rated outstanding, with 87% graded goodor better. We have seen a progressive reduction in those not yet good to around13% and a […]
Are leaders focusing sufficiently on achievement? This area for improvement identified in a recent report indicates a closer focus on achievement than recently seen. “Accelerate the pace of improvements in apprenticeships so that more apprentices achieve their qualifications on time.” Achievement is increasing in frequency in reports, and of course, we have the ‘achievement’ aspect […]
WHAT IS YOUR STORY ? Established in 2004 as a private training provider, I gained valuable experience and in 2011 secured a subcontract with a large training provider. Due to the instability of subcontracting funding, we found ourselves working with four prime contractors, learning both what to do and what to avoid. We adopted the […]
WHAT IS YOUR STORY AS A PROVIDER? Like many universities, our apprenticeship provision developed organically through individual departments developing apprenticeship programmes without having a full understanding of apprenticeships and the systems in place to be able to ensure compliance with the funding rules. As the number of apprenticeships has increased, we realised that new governance […]
Are leaders sufficiently ambitious for their learners? The Inspection Handbook refers to and explores the concept of ambition in education, emphasising that while most tutors and coaches consider themselves ambitious for their learners, defining and measuring ambition can be challenging. Ambition varies based on subject matter, age, and specific knowledge of what learners should achieve […]
FIN members are sharing with each other which AI tools really make a difference. The focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the sector has largely been on the benefits to the learner with some attention as well on the business efficiency advantages for the provider, but how much attention has been given to its potential […]
The revised Inspection Handbook refers to personal data Ofsted may hold. This includes information about staff employment and performance, staff’s personal opinions relevant to their work, details of previous employment/references from staff files, and other suitability checks. We find the reference to staff’s personal views about their work interesting and wonder how damaging any negative […]
The Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN) is very pleased that Ofsted has taken on board recommendations made in FIN’s Big Listen submission which was based on the experiences of nearly 200 nominees in training providers, employers, colleges and universities. To read the full article on FIN’s contribution to Big Listen click here. Quotes From Ofsted Publication […]
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