Secure schools

Young offenders to be pulled out of country’s first secure school

Charity running the school says youngsters will be moved to other facilities until faulty doors fiasco resolved

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Inspectors criticise Ofsted’s ‘ridiculous’ training regime

'It just creates the sense that everything is rushed'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted inspectors to get four days of online training ahead of new framework

'Underpinning skills programme' comes on top of planned in-person and live online training, and inspectors also expected to spend...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Missed inspection targets and 5 more findings from Ofsted’s annual report

Ofsted's staff are also less happy this year, and turnover rates remain above civil service targets, a new report...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted to introduce report cards on reduced inspection timetable

Inspections led by 'most senior' HMIs only when framework launches, and no school visits in last week before Christmas

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted plans school webinars in response to reform timeline unrest

'I know there are some concerns about the timeline for these changes,' says chief inspector

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Just 0.07% of schools now fail safeguarding 

Number failing to meet requirements has decreased markedly in recent years

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School improvement

Lessons from a 10-year school turnaround

Declan Linnane took Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School from ‘inadequate’ to ‘outstanding’ with a mission to focus on inclusion. Here’s...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted reveals how it will inspect schools’ AI use

Inspectors will not check tech use as a ‘standalone’ part of inspections, but will look at its impact on...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson