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Ofsted: More challenging KS2 SATs are leaving poorer pupils behind

Harder key stage 2 SATs have resulted in a wider attainment gap between children on free meals and their...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Ofsted leadership approval soars under Spielman

A survey of civil servants working at the schools watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted hopes to move away from safeguarding ‘compliance’ checks

Ofsted wants its safeguarding procedures to have “impact”, rather than merely checking that schools are “compliant”, an inspector has...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Hijabs are none of Ofsted’s business

Schools should be safe spaces – allowing outside authority figures to probe young girls’ choice of religious expression is...

Zubeda Limbada
Zubeda Limbada
News

Private schools to face further hike in inspection fees

Plans to hike the fees small private schools must pay Ofsted are just the start of a programme of...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Opinion

Youth inspectors – a radical proposal to shake up Ofsted

Students and teachers alike know the lie behind their schools’ “Ofsted lessons”, says Isreal Genius, who wants to implement...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Ofsted: Small private school leaders don’t know how to improve teaching

Small private schools are not failing Ofsted inspections because they refuse to teach British values, as the media has...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Ofsted plans MAT inspection changes from 2018

Ofsted wants to change the way it inspects multi-academy trusts (MATs) from September 2018, according to a senior inspector....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Ofsted wipes academy convertor reports after 5 years

A state-school campaign group wants Ofsted to make reports on schools that convert into academies to become accessible “in...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson