Inspection

Former senior HMI have launched their own survey to run in parallel with Ofsted’s official consultation

A Glasgow school has become the first secondary to be rated ‘excellent’ for learning and teaching since the current inspection model was introduced in 2016. Emma Seith looks at what we can learn from its success

Watchdog report highlights impact of ‘affordability pressures’ on number of bonuses paid last year

In response to a school leaders’ union producing a template response to the Ofsted consultation, the watchdog says it wants to hear the views of individuals instead

The Headteachers’ Roundtable has also expressed concerns that inclusion and SEND are ‘afterthoughts’ in Ofsted’s proposed inspection framework

Welsh secondaries’ struggles to recruit teachers are ‘impacting the quality of education’, finds schools inspectorate’s annual report

Ofsted’s proposed reforms fall woefully short of the sea change needed when it comes to inclusion, argue Baroness Longfield and Jonny Uttley

Teacher Tapp polling for Tes reveals that six in ten senior leaders believe Ofsted is proposing to inspect too many areas in its report card plans

After announcing that it is scrapping subject deep dives, the watchdog says they posed challenges in some schools

The inspection system wasn’t perfect, argues former inspector Mark Enser, but are we running the risk of introducing something worse?

The Department for Education has released the names of 20 advisers working in new Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams

In an interview with Tes, Ofsted’s chief inspector says the watchdog’s plans will provide a fairer approach to school inspections