Guidance

Inspecting further education and skills: inspector's handbook

Handbook for providers and Ofsted inspectors to support the implementation of the common inspection framework for further education and skills.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 29 August 2014
• Last updated: 8 January 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 28 August 2015

This document has been archived as it is no longer current. Please refer to the Further education and skills inspection handbook from September 2015.

Documents

Handbook for the inspection of further education and skills: for use from September 2014

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The handbook for the inspection of further education and skills is in two parts. Part one is conducting further education and skills inspections. It is guidance for inspectors and providers on the preparation for, and the implementation and conduct of, inspections. Part two is the evaluation schedule for the inspection of further education and skills. It provides the main considerations for evaluation under each of the common inspection framework’s principal criteria, and the grade characteristics for each aspect and for overall effectiveness.

Published 29 August 2014
Last updated 8 January 2015 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2015

   Updated section on inspection of residential provision in colleges (para 32) following the update to the framework for Ofsted's inspections of residential provision in further education colleges in December 2014.

2. 29 August 2014

   First published.