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
Ofsted

Ofsted open to ‘another consultation’ on inspection reforms if sector demands rethink

Watchdog’s national director also insists report card proposals do not ‘throw the baby out with the bath water’

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Ofsted claims inspections improved curriculum (*based on just 20 school visits)

Evaluation of current inspection framework criticised over tiny sample size – with Ofsted admitting reading prioritised over maths 

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted to trial inspection proposals with 240 ‘visits’

Watchdog sets out plans to test its proposed approach to inspection

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ex-inspectors launch ‘alternative big consultation’ on Ofsted report cards

Former senior officials behind the 'alternative big listen' last year fear proposals come with a 'take it or leave...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted should measure schools on time pupils get to play – report

Study suggests children are spending less time playing both at school and outside education

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Behaviour improving says Ofsted, but teachers beg to differ 

Number of schools being marked down on behaviour by Ofsted has plunged by more than half since Covid

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted’s 11 grades will make judgments less reliable – experts

The inspectorate plans to use a five-point grading system to judge schools in nine key areas, plus early years...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks