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The apprenticeships programme

This report assesses whether the apprenticeships programme is providing value for money.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Education and skills, Employment, jobs and careers

Published:
6 Mar 2019

Pressures on children’s social care

This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills, Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
23 Jan 2019

Academy Schools Sector in England Consolidated annual report and accounts 2016/17

The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on these accounts.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Audit of Financial Statements

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
6 Nov 2018

The sale of student loans

This report considers the value for money of the sale of student loans that entered repayment between 2002 & 2006.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Education and skills, Financial services

Performance Improvement area(s): Asset sales and privatisation

Department(s): Department for Education, HM Treasury

Published:
20 Jul 2018

Ofsted’s inspection of schools

This report examines whether Ofsted’s approach to inspecting schools is providing value for money. We assessed Ofsted’s role, performance and impact.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Department(s): Department for Education, Ofsted

Published:
24 May 2018

Investigation into oversight of the Student Loans Company’s governance, and management of its former chief executive

This investigation describes the events surrounding the appointment and dismissal of the Student Loans Company’s former chief executive officer. It sets outs the Department for Education’s role in oversight of the Company and how it responded to the concerns raised by two Company staff.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Investigations

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
11 May 2018

Converting maintained schools to academies

This report focuses on the arrangements for converting schools to academies. We assess the Department for Education’s approach and the extent of conversion; the robustness, cost and speed of the conversion process; and the availability of sponsors and multi-academy trusts to support schools to convert to academies.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
22 Feb 2018

Retaining and developing the teaching workforce

Schools, especially secondary schools, face real challenges in retaining and developing their teachers. National data suggest progress but mask significant local variation.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
12 Sep 2017

Financial sustainability of schools

The government’s approach to managing the risks to schools’ financial sustainability cannot be judged to be effective or providing value for money until more progress is made.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
14 Dec 2016