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Illegal schools: Government accused of ‘unacceptable’ delays to crackdown

The government has been accused of “unacceptable” delays to its crackdown on illegal schools, as new figures show tip-offs...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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DfE report: Schools in big MATs shun moves to share responsibility for excluded pupils

Schools in large multi-academy trusts have “refused to engage” in efforts to make them more responsible for excluded pupils...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Ofsted: New framework ‘demanding but fair’ and 5 other findings from first evaluation

Ofsted has admitted visits under its new education inspection framework (EIF) are “demanding” for school leaders, especially those in...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted to inspect online schools under new accreditation scheme

Ofsted will step in to inspect online schools as part of a new accreditation scheme after the government failed...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted national education director Sean Harford to take early retirement

Ofsted’s national director of education Sean Harford is to stand down from his role to take early retirement, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted: ITE curriculums not ‘sufficiently ambitious’, and 5 other findings

Too few initial teacher education (ITE) partnerships have a “sufficiently ambitious” curriculum for their trainees, and “too many” are...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted may temporarily extend inspection window to seven years

Ofsted may temporarily extend its statutory inspection window by two years in order to ensure Covid disruption doesn’t result...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted branded ‘disingenuous’ over wellbeing review

Ofsted’s pledge to review whether inspections are affecting staff wellbeing has been branded “disingenuous” after it emerged that no...

James Carr
James Carr
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SEND pupils ‘not getting enough help’ in mainstream schools, says Ofsted

Ofsted has warned some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are “not getting enough help” in mainstream...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger