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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Welcome to this month’s SDN Mesma Group insights and resources! Practical tools for implementing the new 2026-27 apprenticeship funding rules Apprenticeship Units Support Package: Design and Deliver a Compliant Offer Insights: ...
Welcome to this month’s SDN Mesma Group insights and resources! Insights: the latest on Qualification Achievement Rates, contextualising maths and English, and insights into Ofsted inspections with the revised EIF Now ...
We analysed 160 recent Ofsted inspection reports to understand what the relationship between professional development (PD) and teaching quality looks like in practice. The findings are useful for quality managers and senior leaders ...
After training sessions, there is often a shared sense of clarity… “Yes, I can see where Maths and English fit.” “Yes, I understand why this matters.” But when it comes to planning the sessions… “I’m not sure how to turn that into an ...
SDN Mesma Group Strategic Associate, David Lockhart Hawkins, recently published a series of LinkedIn posts on the latest Qualification Achievement Rates (QAR), retention rates and pass rates for 2018-19 to 2023-24. We have collated the ...
