Ofsted

But Sir Martyn Oliver stops short of agreeing that inspectors should fail a school on safeguarding if students are seen with phones, in letter seen by Tes

The watchdog will temporarily use Microsoft Word documents to gather inspection evidence as electronic system continues to malfunction

Inspectorate and government warned they need to mitigate against risk that the move to new inspection framework will ‘inadvertently’ look like a decline in standards

With the new Ofsted inspections underway, CST deputy chief Steve Rollett reflects on trusts’ experiences so far and explains why many schools may be disappointed with their new gradings

Too many students with SEND are leaving the school system because of ‘missed opportunities’ to identify their needs early on, says watchdog’s report

A trust CEO outlines how his leaders will be held against new Ofsted outcomes – but also why labels are only information, not permanent judgements

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson faces Commons Education Select Committee after government Budget sparks SEND controversy

Sir Martyn Oliver hopes the watchdog’s new inspection framework will result in a ‘system-wide behaviour shift on inclusion’

Watchdog stops routine inspections of national professional qualifications for 2025-26, at education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s request

The NAHT had appealed against a decision not to grant a judicial review into the launch of new Ofsted school inspections

But schools taking part in the first inspections under the new report-card system also report that the process feels more collaborative

Teacher and leader wellbeing is ‘built into every aspect’ of the new approach to inspection, says chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver