Ofsted

The latest news and analysis on the schools inspectorate in England, including inspection and curriculum policy and reports

Friday

29th Nov 2024

Ofsted board chair to step down next year
Dame Christine Ryan will continue as chair while a process to find her successor starts
Christine Ryan
What school report cards should look like and how they should be introduced
ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio on why Ofsted shouldn’t develop the new standards, and why he would back a delay in introducing them if needed
Our image for school report cards and how they should be introduced

Wednesday

27th Nov 2024

Headteacher input ‘completely lost’ in inspection system
School leader tells conference ‘we need to get back to a point’ where heads are listened to on Ofsted processes
Headteacher input ‘completely lost’ in inspection system
Ofsted ITT inspections paused after Bridget Phillipson request
Ofsted has paused updates planned for teacher training inspections in 2024-25, ahead of major changes being introduced in September 2025
Ofsted ITT inspections paused after Bridget Phillipson request

Tuesday

26th Nov 2024

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted judgements more than double in a year
Former inspector expresses ‘sadness’ for heads whose schools were inspected before the steep climb in top ratings
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Wednesday

20th Nov 2024

Ofsted says it will not rate ‘individual’ teachers
Watchdog director also says new inspection framework may focus more on ‘statutory outcomes’ and that defining inclusion is ‘very tricky’
Picking fruit

Tuesday

19th Nov 2024

Wilshaw: Longer inspection needed if report card proposals go ahead
But former Ofsted chief backs a return to inspecting teaching as a separate category in school inspections
Sir Michael Wilshaw has said Ofsted inspections would need to be longer if it is to inspect schools across 10 areas.
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Thursday

14th Nov 2024

Ofsted could inspect teaching as separate category in new inspections
Watchdog’s draft proposal to assess schools’ teaching as a standalone category amid recruitment and retention crisis has caused sector concern
Ofsted could inspect teaching separately under its new scorecard system
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Ofsted’s new inspection toolkit will have a SEND focus
Watchdog says it wants to ensure its new inspection framework is ‘more suitable’ for inspection of SEND in mainstream, special and AP schools
Ofsted’s new inspection toolkit will have a SEND focus
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Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

Trusts, the DfE and the RISE problem
The Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) plan is poorly thought through and exposes a wider issue of the government’s relationship with trusts, argues Jon Severs
Trusts, the DfE and the RISE problem

Friday

8th Nov 2024

Ofsted’s inclusion focus won’t penalise suspensions, says chief
Inspectorate must move away from ‘detecting failures only’, Sir Martyn Oliver tells MAT leaders at the Confederation of School Trusts’ conference
Inclusion focus will not penalise schools for suspensions, Ofsted chief says

Thursday

7th Nov 2024

Scorecard trial to assess how schools serve disadvantaged pupils
Creators of a school equity scorecard hope Ofsted will adopt the approach when its new inspections get underway next year
Scorecard trial to assess how well schools serve disadvantaged pupils