Inspection

The watchdog’s chief inspector looks back over his first 10 months in the role – and ahead to the new processes he will introduce

Former inspectors Professor Colin Richards and Frank Norris warn that concerns raised about the watchdog’s governance are at risk of being ignored

Scrutiny of Scotland’s education reforms has focused on qualifications and assessment – but what of the equally critical move to split inspection and curriculum development into two new national bodies? Emma Seith explores the issues

The Scottish government is being forced to re-advertise the posts of chief inspector of education and chief executive of Education Scotland

Steve Rollett, deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, has raised concerns about Ofsted’s new ‘focus areas’ approach in ungraded inspections

The inspectorate has said that schools can be contacted on any day of the week to confirm a deferred inspection date

The ‘interim’ Ofsted inspection process shows signs of a different approach, says Rebecca Cramer, whose school was one of the first to be visited this year

Education secretary also says inspectors should use their power to inspect universities’ initial teacher education programmes

Watchdog’s report raises concerns that some schools fail to ensure that key stage 1 pupils acquire the knowledge they need. Here are 7 of its key findings

In our ‘My Week As’ series, a senior sector leader reveals what a typical week looks like in their role. Here, we talk to Mouhssin Ismail

The way in which Ofsted conducts an inspection is changing; this is exactly what schools can expect

School Leaders Scotland responds after the long-awaited government response to the Hayward review of qualifications and assessment, and also shares its view on the country’s education bill