Inspection

Ofsted has set out its plans for new inspections launching in November this year. Here are the key areas inspectors will judge schools on

The new school report cards will launch in November, with plans to scrap ungraded inspections and subject deep dives

Progress 8 needs to be succeeded by a more nuanced measure reminiscent of the Families of Schools data from the London Challenge, says headteacher Andrew O’Neill

Chartered College of Teaching boss says the independent school sector has ‘a lot to teach the state sector’ in how to help pupils ‘flourish’

A new school validation process on the Isle of Man uses self-evaluation. Might it be a basis for the MAT inspections Ofsted has pledged to introduce in England?

But including pupil wellbeing in school accountability measures is ‘fraught with dangers’, headteachers’ leader warns

Over 90% of heads do not have confidence in Ofsted being able to design an effective new inspection framework, NAHT warns

Headteachers’ support service warns that it is still receiving ‘traumatic’ calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections

Reviews will focus on pupils not in school, those receiving a part-time education and those who are severely absent

Watchdog urged to be more transparent about trials of new school inspection system if it wants to rebuild trust with the profession

Ofsted chief gives Commons committee an overview of what he believes the new school inspection report cards should cover

Watchdog’s school inspection trials are set to run for several weeks in volunteer schools but the findings will not be published