Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Multiverse on its Ofsted rating.

Ofsted is the single national inspectorate for further education and skills providers, ensuring a consistent and rigorous approach to evaluating training quality across the sector. All organisations delivering apprenticeships must operate within the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework. This sets out how Ofsted inspection outcomes are used to inform the department’s assessment of risk and provider performance for the delivery of apprenticeship training.

Where providers do not meet Ofsted’s expected standards, departmental officials may initiate a management conversation to better understand the reasons for the judgements. We will evaluate each case according to its individual circumstances and take a proportionate approach, which may include contractual action as defined within funding agreements and contracts. These actions protect learners and uphold the integrity of the skills system.

We do not comment on any individual apprenticeship provider contracts due to commercial sensitivities.