Inspection

Findings from over 550 private school inspections by the Independent School Inspectorate offer a raft of vital information for leadership teams

Inspectorate says the increase in inspections may reflect greater awareness of the problem of illegal schools, but warns legal loopholes still make it too easy to evade prosecution

Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime

Report by Welsh inspectorate highlights the benefits of AI in schools – but says a national framework is needed to ensure ethical and equitable use

Former Ofsted chief inspector tells the Conservative Party conference that there is a lack of subject scrutiny in the new report card system

School leaders’ union rallies its members to ask their employer to carry out a wellbeing risk assessment over Ofsted’s new school inspections

The education secretary says school leaders should not ‘drift into judgement’ when engaging with parents

In an exclusive interview, Ofsted’s national director of education insists it will be able to fund an increase in monitoring inspections under its new system – despite not having tried to predict the likely number

More than seven in 10 school leaders are not satisfied with Ofsted’s new inspection system, a poll of ASCL members suggests

DfE consultation proposes removing the subsidy currently being given to independent schools for Ofsted inspections

The watchdog has urgent questions to answer about its ‘secure fit’ approach to grading schools under its new inspection system, warns school leaders’ union

NAHT urges Ofsted to put brakes on new inspections as snap poll shows vast majority of its members would support exploring industrial action