Post-16 intervention and accountability
Information about the intervention framework for post-16 education and skills providers.
- From:
- Department for Education
- Published
- 18 April 2024
- Last updated
- 21 May 2026 — See all updates
Applies to England
Documents
Details
This guidance explains how and when we will intervene, where needed, with the different types of post-16 education and skills providers.
It willsupports help providers to understand what may trigger intervention action.
Updates to this page
Published 18 April 2024
Last updated 21 May 2026
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Updated to reflect changes to the Ofsted framework, effective from November 2025, the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, changes to core funding agreements and contracts templates and the updated apprenticeship accountability framework.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-05-21 10:30
Updated to reflect changes to the Ofsted framework, effective from November 2025, the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, changes to core funding agreements and contracts templates and the updated apprenticeship accountability framework.
2024-04-18 09:21
First published.
Documents
Details
This guidance explains how and when we will intervene, where needed, with the different types of post-16 education and skills providers.
It willsupports help providers to understand what may trigger intervention action.
Updates to this page
Published 18 April 2024
Last updated 21 May 2026
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Updated to reflect changes to the Ofsted framework, effective from November 2025, the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, changes to core funding agreements and contracts templates and the updated apprenticeship accountability framework.
-
First published.
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Update history
2026-05-21 10:30
Updated to reflect changes to the Ofsted framework, effective from November 2025, the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, changes to core funding agreements and contracts templates and the updated apprenticeship accountability framework.
2024-04-18 09:21
First published.
Details
This guidance explains how and when we will intervene, where needed, with the different types of post-16 education and skills providers.
It willsupports help providers to understand what may trigger intervention action.
Updates to this page
-
Updated to reflect changes to the Ofsted framework, effective from November 2025, the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, changes to core funding agreements and contracts templates and the updated apprenticeship accountability framework.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-05-21 10:30
Updated to reflect changes to the Ofsted framework, effective from November 2025, the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, changes to core funding agreements and contracts templates and the updated apprenticeship accountability framework.
2024-04-18 09:21
First published.