Ofsted

Call for transparency around rare Ofsted reinspections

School of leading trust, whose CEO sits on Ofsted's board, was one of just 37 to get a reinspection...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Review Ofsted grades, reliability and complaints, trust body says

Key findings: Seven suggestions to improve Ofsted inspections according to the Confederation of School Trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

‘Disturbing neglect’ as severely disabled children left to go hungry

Investigation reveals harrowing details of special school closed after damning Ofsted inspection

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Speed read: Ofsted’s tips for a ‘high-quality’ art and design curriculum

Fears that not enough time is given to the subject are 'not unwarranted', says watchdog

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Absences to wellbeing: Pick a word to guess Ofsted’s rating

Analysis reveals the words most commonly used in positive inspection reports, and which ones crop up most in bad...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Oasis gives up Isle of Sheppey academy where most pupils absent

School with four below-'good' ratings in a row will become the first to ever leave England's sixth-largest trust

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Prevent review: Schools need ‘independent’ monitoring and better training

Shawcross review of counter-extremism duty warns of 'ambiguity' of how schools' compliance is monitored

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

The “maverick” headteacher determined to question Ofsted’s ruling

Dr Kulvarn Atwal’s reputation for teacher development recently attracted the entire staff of a Norwegian school to Essex, just...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Ofsted

Ofsted suspends ‘independent’ scrutiny panels

Watchdog accused of being 'unaccountable to anyone but themselves'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker and Jessica Hill