Second consecutive ‘outstanding’ for Catholic sixth form college St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College retains top marks 7 years after previous inspection
Debating one-word judgments shouldn’t overshadow Ofsted’s Big Listen Plenty can be done to improve inspections in areas where there is broad consensus among FE and skills providers
East Sussex sixth form college upgraded to ‘outstanding’ Bexhill College receives top Ofsted marks after first full inspection in 14 years
Sir Martyn Oliver’s first big Ofsted speech: in full Ofsted chief inspector promises to ‘do more to recognise the challenging circumstances leaders face’
Ofsted website change will show ‘component’ grades – Oliver Visitors to watchdog’s website will see sub-judgments like ‘quality of education’ and ‘leadership and management’ on provider pages
Big Listen: Ofsted explores ‘withholding’ safeguarding failure reports Sir Martyn Oliver vows to listen to criticism and ideas for ‘big reforms’
New Ofsted chief had ‘outdated’ view of apprenticeships as school head Sir Martyn Oliver talked up careers guidance in his sector debut at AAC 2024
Ofsted’s focus on employment blinkers it to the importance of wellbeing Wellbeing has been systematically deprioritised in favour of employment measures that actually rely on it
Four things to know from Ofsted’s careers review in specialist colleges Watchdog criticises local authority non-compliance with SEND learner transitions to FE and training