Omicron

Covid close contact daily testing brought back for schools

Pupils aged five and above will be expected to take tests for a week under new national approach

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James Carr
Ofsted

RI schools more likely to be upgraded post-pandemic, Ofsted study suggests

But almost half of 'outstanding' schools downgraded

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James Carr
Ofsted

Leaders question Ofsted’s positive spin on inspections

Watchdog refuses to release a breakdown of survey figures quoted by Spielman

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James Carr
Ofsted

Don’t do your own curriculum deep dives, Ofsted urges

Watchdog also warn advice from consultants can be 'overcomplicated'

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James Carr
Ofsted

Spielman: Achievements ‘disappointingly small’ after year of ‘hokey-cokey’ education

Chief inspector warns that 'misery became endemic among the young'

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James Carr
News

Ofsted: Out of line or right in step?

Schools Week finds just six of 16 regulators operating in England have returned to normal inspections

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James Carr
Ofsted

Omicron: Ofsted says inspections will ‘carry on as usual’

Ofsted inspections will go ahead as normal despite the discovery of the new Omicron Covid variant, the watchdog has...

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James Carr
Diversity

Zahawi calls on schools to increase diversity of governors

Education secretary highlights ‘vital’ need for change

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James Carr
Covid

Classroom carbon dioxide levels up to three times above watchdog guidelines

Some school leaders say CO2 monitors provided by DfE are having no impact

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James Carr