Ofsted

Inspectors praise overall coverage of SEND in ITT programmes but warn of patchy mentor knowledge and limited practical strategies in some providers

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

Inclusion focus risks ‘danger’ for schools directed to take on pupils whose needs they cannot meet, warns leader

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