Ofsted eyes tweaks to inspector role to boost expertise As trusts poach inspectors and ‘highest ever’ levels of apathy towards joining inspectorate, how will Ofsted boost its expertise?
Ofsted chief told of ousted heads’ gagging clause ordeals Sister of Ruth Perry says use of non-disclosure agreements after bad Ofsteds could be stopping heads raising further system issues
Institute of Teaching hits target – with a little help from its friends Recruits from founding academy trusts counted towards flagship teacher trainer’s first-year figures
DfE slashes secondary teacher recruitment targets The government missed its targets for both primary and secondary last year
Ofsted: Give us £8.5m to deliver more in-depth inspections Watchdog also warns declining inspector pay means it is losing staff to academy trusts
Teaching hub claims DfE ‘favours larger trusts’ Three hubs lose their designation as high-profile trusts move in
Ofsted website change will show ‘component’ grades – Oliver Visitors to watchdog’s website will see sub-judgments like ‘quality of education’ and ‘leadership and management’ on school pages
Ofsted explores ‘withholding’ safeguarding failure reports Move would give schools three months to address issues, paving the way for ‘good’ or better grade
Headteacher unfairly sacked after ‘tapping’ her son’s hand Head wins tribunal over ‘complex case’ that questions ‘balance between rights of a parent, HR laws and safeguarding rules’