Further Education and Skills Monitoring Operating Guide for Inspectors: for use from November 2025

by SCTP | Nov 7, 2025 | News

Click here for this guidance published by Ofsted.

The Ageism Audit: How Can HR Address Ageism at Work?

by SCTP | Nov 7, 2025 | News

This article from HR magazine looks at the current state of ageism in the workplace.

Funding Futures: Making the Case for VAT Reform in Further Education

by SCTP | Nov 7, 2025 | News

A new report by the London School of Economics and the Large College Group calls for VAT reform to unlock investment in skills, opportunity and growth.

Learning & Work Institute Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2025

by SCTP | Nov 7, 2025 | News

The 2025 survey shows adult participation in learning has fallen over the last 12 months, though remains above pandemic levels. Our headline rate of participation has dropped by 10 percentage points, with 42% adults reporting taking part in learning in the last three...

High Court Rejects NAHT’s Ofsted Report Card Judicial Review Plea

by SCTP | Nov 7, 2025 | News

The NAHT has been refused permission to launch a judicial review over new Ofsted report card inspections. The National Association of Headteachers’ general secretary Paul Whiteman said they “will now consider an appeal and will be consulting our members on industrial...