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Ofsted Insights: Inclusion – July 2026

Welcome to Ofsted Insights; a deep dive into inspection data across further education, skills and apprenticeship provision under the Education Inspection Framework. These reports help providers to make effective use of the findings in ...

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  • 31 Jul
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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Ofsted Insights Professional Development and Teaching Quality – July 2026

Welcome to Ofsted Insights, a data-led analysis of inspection findings across further education, skills and apprenticeship provision under the Education Inspection Framework (EIF). These reports help providers make practical use of ...

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  • 31 Jul
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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Self Assessing Brilliantly 2026 – Free on Demand

When self assessing brilliantly becomes part of everyday practice, it creates the foundation for effective quality improvement planning, strong performance and sustainable success. When that effective practice is embedded, an Ofsted ...

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  • 31 Jul
  • Tim Chewter
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Join the team – Marketing Executive

Salary: £25,000–£30,000, subject to skills and experience Benefits: 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays Salary review points and potential for performance bonuses 5% pension contribution in addition to salary Location: ...

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  • 30 Jul
  • Tim Chewter
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Monthly Insights: June

Welcome to this month’s SDN Mesma Group insights and resources! Quality Professional Awards winners announced Funding rules 26/27: New subcontracting challenges Assessment reform: flexibility is not freedom from risk Upcoming ...

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  • 06 Jul
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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Andy Burnham – parity of esteem starts with pay, not pathways

By Lou Doyle New 14 plus pathways announced by Andy Burnham do matter but parity of esteem is about work as much as education “From today, Britain will value the hard hat every bit as much as the graduation cap.” This is what Andy ...

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  • 06 Aug
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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Constant rule changes are undermining apprenticeship improvement

By Lou Doyle The Department for Education’s annual funding rule changes for apprenticeships have become a defining feature of the skills landscape. Intended to refine the system and raise standards, they now risk creating an unintended ...

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  • 06 Aug
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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My first IEP Summit: what stayed with me

This blog was written by Zoe Bolger, SDN Mesma Group’s Director of Commercial and Operations. “I’ve been to plenty of conferences, summits and sector events over the years, bringing together people who care deeply about the work ...

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  • 22 Jun
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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The Quality Professionals Awards 2026 Winners Revealed

In full: The winners of the Quality Professionals Awards final 2026 Manchester: The winners of The Quality Professionals Awards for Further Education and Employability 2026 were revealed on Friday, 19th June. 300 people from across ...

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  • 19 Jun
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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Assessment reform: flexibility is not freedom from risk

This blog was written by Stephen King – SDN Mesma Group’s Technical Education Specialist One of the points I keep returning to in the apprenticeship assessment reform debate is that the aim should be the right level of provider ...

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  • 19 Jun
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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