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Ofsted criticised over training materials it gives to inspectors that refer to the need for schools to teach children to speak standard English

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman tells heads that sharing inspector training materials could result in schools using them ‘as simple checklists’

Seven trusts and schools win share of £650,000 contract as part of scheme to help schools with poor or declining Ofsted grades

Schools were expecting ‘a more collegiate response from the inspectorate’, the Confederation of School Trusts has said

Former Department for Education adviser says Liz Truss’s government has ‘deprioritised education’

Sector leaders say they cannot understand why Ofsted does not publish inspection materials it uses to help make ‘crucial’ decisions about schools