Ofsted

Peerage for ex-Ofsted chief ‘inappropriate’ say heads

Concerns follow reports Amanda Spielman will be elevated to the House of Lords by the Conservatives

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

‘What we see are wasted lives’: Meet the Ofsted illegal schools team

In a rare interview, the Ofsted team tasked with tackling illegal schools speaks about the horrors they have witnessed,...

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
Ofsted

‘Join the PTA not the pile-on’, Oliver tells complaining parents

Parents should engage with schools 'in the right way', says Ofsted chief amid rising abuse of teachers and leaders

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Parents ‘seem to support’ new report cards, Oliver claims

Chief inspector to point to YouGov polling of parents as leaders continue to urge him to think again

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

ASCL floats ‘3+ point’ grading scale for Ofsted and calls for reform delay

Union warns Ofsted's five-point grading plan would leave 'school and college leaders in a worse position than they are...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted mulls asking schools to rate inspectors

Watchdog begins work to 'explore commissioning an independent survey to ask professionals...for their views on Ofsted’s culture'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

More schools get positive Ofsted scores after headline grades ditched

First data on inspections without overall judgments shows rises across behaviour, personal development and leadership categories

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted reform critics want ‘low-accountability system’, claims chief inspector

Sir Martyn Oliver says new report cards 'are not and never were going to bring about the end of...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted appoints Mark Vickers as external adviser for inclusion

AP academy trust CEO will be tasked with helping to implement Ofsted's reforms

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks