Schools

Inspectors gave clean bill of health to schools where children were sexually abused

Seven-year inquiry identifies 'many shortcomings' in systems of protection, regulation, oversight and enforcement

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Ofsted snubs calls for annual safeguarding audits

Yvette Stanley, national director for social care at Ofsted, said safeguarding could not be separated from the "culture and...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Matchmaker trusts to help DfE improvement drive

Seven institutions awarded £646k contract to broker support for struggling schools

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Crisis charity reports surge in school teachers at risk

'Poor children are a particular source of distress for educators, it hits teachers in a way that little else...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

Ofsted snubs calls to publish inspector training guides

School leaders are demanding the watchdog publish 'aide memoires' summarising inspection criteria after some were leaked

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Malthouse pledges ‘constant pressure’ to boost school standards

Education secretary promises to be 'much more assertive about intervention and standards'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Leaders urge Ofsted to share inspection training guides

Ofsted under pressure to publish 'aide memoires' that summarise inspection criteria for each subject after several were leaked

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

School budget cuts follow national insurance change

Treasury confirms it will claw back compensation for public sector bodies in future years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted staff now on His Majesty’s service

Amanda Spielman's title has changed following Queen Elizabeth II's death

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker