Handing a peerage to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman would be “inappropriate and insensitive”, a group of school leaders has said. Spielman led...
Ofsted is considering quizzing schools on inspectors’ “empathy, courtesy and respect” and the organisation’s wider culture after inspections, Schools Week can reveal. A report...
More schools have been graded good or outstanding across the majority of Ofsted inspection areas since headline grades were ditched, new figures show. The...
Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver has accused the “most vocal critics” of proposed inspection reforms of seeking a “low-accountability system”, as he insisted...
Ofsted has appointed academy trust boss Mark Vickers as an “external adviser for inclusion” to help it implement its proposed reforms and boost inspector...
Ofsted will “think again” if there is sector-wide opposition to its report card plans – including another consultation if necessary, the watchdog’s national director...