Guidance
Further education and skills inspection: toolkit, operating guide and information
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting further education and skills providers in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
Find guidance for further education (FE) and skills inspections in England:
- FE and skills inspection toolkit – what inspectors and providers use to discuss the quality of provision on inspection
- FE and skills inspection operating guide – a step-by-step guide for inspectors on how to inspect an FE and skills provider
- information about FE and skills inspections – for provider staff and leaders, parents and carers and the wider public
This guidance will replace the further education and skills inspection handbook from 10 November 2025.
Education inspection framework
The education inspection framework explains why we inspect FE and skills providers (and other educational provision), including the legal requirements.
Updates to this page
Published 9 September 2025