Opinion

Amanda Spielman is right: our schools are too risk averse

Risk-aversion in schools has gone too far, argues Andy Phippen. We need to empower our pupils to manage and...

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
News

Free school that omits arts and humanities rated ‘inadequate’

A free school in Newcastle that does not teach humanities, arts or foreign languages has been branded ‘inadequate’ by...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Ofsted prepares to prosecute four illegal schools which refuse to close

Four illegal schools are refusing to comply with government enforcement notices to cease their operation immediately, forcing Ofsted to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Experienced teachers less likely to trust Ofsted, and five more attitude survey findings

Teachers are less likely to trust Ofsted the longer they have worked in schools, a new survey has found....

John Dickens
John Dickens
Feature

How schools can develop a strong curriculum

Ofsted recently announced it will introduce a new focus on how schools plan their curriculum. We look at what...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

Wilshaw’s £15k bonus, and 6 more Ofsted annual report findings

Sir Michael Wilshaw was awarded a bonus of at least £15,000 in his final year as chief inspector, despite...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Ofsted gives 700 sponsored academies a fresh start

The Ofsted ratings of more than 700 schools have been wiped clean after becoming an academy or rebrokering, a...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Schools must plan curriculum and be able to show inspectors, says Harford

Schools will need to show they have “designed” their curriculum and whether it helps pupils to be upwardly socially...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Ofsted reveals plan to give schools up to 15 days’ notice of inspections

Schools could be given up to 15 days to prepare for follow-up Ofsted visits under proposed changes to new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker