Ofsted

Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey

The Behavioural Insights Team also recommends Ofsted 'emphasise' in inspector training how to reduce the formality of conversations

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Small schools demand Ofsted clarity over report card impact

Inspectors will conduct three learning walks on the first day of inspections and hold at least five 'reflection meetings'...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted chief calls for new state school standards ‘enshrined in law’

Sir Martyn Oliver says new legislation would 'stop Ofsted from tinkering' and 'deciding to do something new'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted inspections of MATs should be ungraded, says CST

Confederation of School Trusts (CST) gives its feedback on plans for academy trust inspections

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted claims it’s ‘transparent’ despite refusing to publish reform feedback

'We set out really clearly the negativity that we heard,' says Oliver after watchdog is criticised for lack of...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Outdated Ofsted rule ‘inadequate’ for looked-after children

'Crucial' government guidance still refers to headline grades, despite them being scrapped over a year ago

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised

Watchdog urges schools not to 'spend limited resources' on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

‘No real subject inspection left’: Spielman slams Ofsted reforms

Report cards will 'take out everything that amounts to a serious review of what's taught and how it's taught',...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Union tells school leaders to demand Ofsted risk assessment

NAHT says move is about ‘preventing avoidable harm – including the most serious outcomes – arising from a flawed...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks