Ofsted

Safeguarding grade fears ‘out of proportion’, says Ofsted director

Chris Russell also said Ofsted recognised schools 'could not be everything to everyone' post-Covid

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Schools should conduct ‘self evaluation’, says Beyond Ofsted

An NEU-sponsored inquiry, set up to find a new inspectorate model, has also proposed that Ofsted has no direct...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Think tank sets out blueprint for Labour’s Ofsted plans

IPPR, known to influence Labour policy, sets out proposals for three-tier improvement policy amid grade overhaul

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Schools working to cut absences will be judged ‘favourably’ says Ofsted

Watchdog clarifies its position as absence rates remain stubbornly higher than pre-pandemic

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Lee Owston to become Ofsted national director for education

Current deputy director for schools and education will replace Chris Russell in January

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Ofsted: ‘Coasting’ schools policy has ‘raised the stakes’, says Spielman

Key findings from the chief inspector's (potentially last) education committee appearance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Social care: Ofsted slams joint working as schools ‘isolated’

Watchdog says 'more needs to be done so that agencies see schools as a key partner'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Two-thirds of Ofsted grades now match results after pandemic dip

Inspectorate says alignment now similar to pre-2019 despite curriculum focus, but outliers remain

Amy Walker
Amy Walker