Ofsted
The latest news and analysis on the schools inspectorate in England, including inspection and curriculum policy and reports
Friday
17th May 2024
Weekly round-up: RSE age limits and call for ‘digital Sats’
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping its curriculum unit project and news that managed moves have ‘more than doubled’
Ofsted’s curriculum unit ‘scrapped’ and subject leads ‘sidelined’
Insiders say watchdog’s expert subject leads are now focused mainly on routine school inspection and that Ofsted’s big curriculum unit project has ‘gone’
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Friday
10th May 2024
Ofsted sub-judgements now sit alongside overall grades
Change will apply to all graded inspections since September 2019, but headteachers’ leaders dismiss move as ‘cosmetic’
Ofsted inspections: 8 tips for making complaints
A MAT leader who successfully appealed against an Ofsted inspection judgement shares advice for other school leaders considering making a complaint
Thursday
9th May 2024
Weekly round-up: Ofsted change and GCSE warning
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping deep dives in ungraded inspections and fears about the impact of high absence among GCSE students
DfE investigates why some schools are not inclusive
Minister highlights concern about reports of ‘outstanding’-rated schools not having any pupils with an education, health and care plan
Ofsted: Inspectors less likely to give lowest grade twice
Findings might mean inspectors are not able to ‘stomach’ giving the lowest grade twice in a row, say researchers
Friday
3rd May 2024
Failure to stop Ofsted damage is ‘reckless’, warns NAHT
NAHT leader will challenge the government over inspection at the union’s annual conference today, saying schools are being treated as a ‘sideline’
Could online AP help more students back to the mainstream?
An online-only alternative provision provider has become one of the first schools to receive online education accreditation from Ofsted. Dan Worth examines how it works and whether online AP could be used more widely across the sector
Ofsted director: Big Listen will consider single-word ratings
In an exclusive interview with Tes, Ofsted’s national director of education says that looking at the best way to grade schools’ performance is ‘the right debate to have’
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