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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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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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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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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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Monthly Insights: May

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: ...

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  • 04 Jun
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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Monthly Insights: April

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 ...

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  • 01 May
  • Chloe Bjarkan
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If professional development isn’t changing what learners experience, it isn’t working

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 ...

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  • 01 May
  • Tim Chewter
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