Ofsted

Ofsted proposes giving schools one of five ratings across 10 areas

Plans for report cards shared with leaders show schools graded from 'exemplary' to 'causing concern' against areas including...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted, Teacher training

Ofsted in talks with DfE about delaying ITT inspections

Providers due to be inspected from January are still waiting for guidance over how new reforms will be judged

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Judging schools on middle-class admissions isn’t even possible, says Ofsted

Official also says the watchdog will draw on its off-rolling clampdown as it develops inclusivity checks

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted: Some KS1 pupils not gaining ‘foundational knowledge’

Report also warns curriculums for English, beyond the teaching of phonics, are 'often weak'

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted Academy to publish first training materials this term

New service will collate induction, training, learning, development and 'good practice work' in a single place

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted considering local context in ITT drop-out rates

Senior official says further research on ITT drop-out rates 'could be used to establish differences in teacher retention rates'

Jack Dyson
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Trusts want governance split from Ofsted leadership judgments

Trusts fear system has masked 'weak governance' and call for Labour to u-turn on safeguarding inspections

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted logos banned for this year’s inspections, and 9 other handbook changes

Watchdog updates its guidance for inspections of schools following 'Big Listen' response

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted: The schools already drawing up their own report cards

Several schools are ahead of Ofsted and drawing up their own report cards. Schools Week investigates

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey