Tuesday
6 big questions on Ofsted inspection changes
This week’s announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here’s what we know – and don’t know
Ofsted still needs to clean up its culture
While the reforms announced by Ofsted are welcome, change at the watchdog must go deeper, says the chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable
Sir Martyn Oliver: We accept the criticism and we’re going to change
In an interview with Tes, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver explains the reforms announced in the wake of the Big Listen, including why ensuring that all inspection calls happen by Monday afternoon is a big deal
Ofsted’s Big Listen response: all you need to know
Schools can expect a new inspection framework and more scrutiny over how inclusive they are, as part of an Ofsted ‘evolution’ announced today
Ofsted target drove down quality of inspections
Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent review of Ofsted’s actions following the death of Ruth Perry suggests the inspectorate prioritised volume over quality
Monday
End of Ofsted’s overall judgements ‘is a beacon of hope’
The chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable explains how the tide has turned against single-word Ofsted judgements, and why today’s decision is a ‘champagne moment’
Overall Ofsted judgement scrapped, but challenges remain
In today’s Tes Daily newsletter, editor Jon Severs offers his view on why we need to interrogate the DfE’s decision to scrap single-word overall grades more deeply
DfE scraps Ofsted single-word school inspection grades
Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement
Thursday
Over 500 Ofsted inspections delayed in crisis-hit year
Ofsted has published its annual accounts report. Here is everything you need to know
What will the new ungraded Ofsted inspections look like?
School leaders will be more involved in ungraded inspections from September as Ofsted aims to ‘reduce the burden’ on subject leads
