Ofsted

Ofsted ditches Covid disruption deferral policy

The inspectorate has ditched its pandemic guidance, in a move dubbed 'premature' amid fears of resurgent Covid absences

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Tom Belger
Ofsted

Former Conservative party adviser appointed in Ofsted board shake-up

Jon Yates one of six new appointments alongside former Tory councillor candidate and Jewish schools group chief

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Tutoring

Another tutoring review delayed as Ofsted blames ‘capacity issues’

Watchdog's probe into tutoring was supposed to be published in the summer term, but is the second study to...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Oasis school where half of pupils don’t turn up rated ‘inadequate’

Trust said disengagement after pandemic and financial hardship behind absence rates amid government attendance crackdown

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Seven things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research

The watchdog found learning loss during Covid lockdowns made it more difficult to identify pupils with SEND

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance

Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted job cut inspection warning, plus 9 more annual account findings

Plans to slim down the civil service could have 'implications' for new inspection work

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

More ‘requires improvement’ schools boost Ofsted grade post-Covid

Over two-thirds of RI secondaries saw their grade boosted this year, up from 42 per cent pre-Covid

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Sponsored post

Ofsted’s role in the management of mistrust of teachers

Ofsted marked its 30th birthday earlier this year, but the National Education Union (NEU) feels this is an anniversary...

National Education Union
National Education Union