Inspection
The latest news, analysis and opinion on inspections at schools in the UK and overseas, from updates to inspection frameworks and guidance on how to prepare
Thursday
12th Sep 2024
Ofsted Academy crackdown on ‘pirated’ materials
Matthew Purves has warned of a ‘big industry’ that seeks to ‘exploit the anxiety around school inspection’
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Education directors launch self-evaluation toolkit to ‘drive improvement’
Education services in Scotland must ‘take responsibility for their own improvement’, says ADES – ‘it isn’t possible to “inspect” improvement into a school or system’
Wednesday
4th Sep 2024
Heads warn against Ofsted creating new framework ‘behind closed doors’
NAHT’s assistant general secretary also cautions against attempting to bolt Labour’s report card plan on to existing inspection system
Ofsted report cards: could police and fire systems point the way?
Ahead of government and Ofsted consultations on a new school inspections system, Tes looks at whether other parts of the public sector offer some clues as to how it might look
Tuesday
3rd Sep 2024
6 big questions on Ofsted inspection changes
This week’s announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here’s what we know – and don’t know
Sir Martyn Oliver: We accept the criticism and we’re going to change
In an interview with Tes, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver explains the reforms announced in the wake of the Big Listen, including why ensuring that all inspection calls happen by Monday afternoon is a big deal