Inspection

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

With Ofsted opting not to publish full responses to a consultation on its new framework, a survey by former senior inspectors offers a snapshot of what the sector really thinks

Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’

Snap polls by NAHT and NEU show respondents strongly opposed to Ofsted’s report card inspections

DfE confirms plans to intervene in more ‘stuck schools’, and will consult on how to define low attainment

NASBTT ‘pleased’ that watchdog considered many of its members’ recommendations for updated inspection framework

Heads’ union to ask its executive and council if members should be urged to withdraw from work as Ofsted inspectors

Ofsted is pushing ahead with its plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term