Abuse inquiry demands tougher school safeguarding rules The indendent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) wants to fix ‘shortcomings’ in safeguarding training, data-sharing, checks and sanctions
AET school hit by strike action rated ‘inadequate’ Inspectors found girls faced abusive language from ‘over-sexualised’ boys
Free school wins reinspection after Ofsted conflict of interest allegation Doncaster’s XP East complained about ‘unprofessional conduct’ of inspection team over ‘requires improvement’ rating
Ofsted declines 1 in 5 deferral requests despite government advice But data suggests two thirds of schools did not request a deferral
Ofsted extends curriculum grace period to September 2022 Here’s what schools and teacher trainers need to know about the latest inspection update
Fresh calls for MAT inspections after trust gets 3 ‘inadequates’ Ofsted cannot inspect academy trusts despite almost a decade of pressure for new powers
Top-grade school gets ‘inadequate’ after 15 years without inspection Thomas Mills High School was visited in November after being exempt since 2006
Let schools quit trusts and create super-regulator to complete academisation, ministers told Ex-adviser also calls for ‘range of new powers’ for councils under fully-academised system
Covid used as an excuse by ‘poor attenders’, warns Ofsted Ofsted also found remote education has ‘negatively affected’ some pupils’ perception of the need to be in school