Ofsted has announced a new way of recruiting “groups” of school and college leaders to work as part-time inspectors, in a bid to make inspections “more...
The head of Ofsted believes the fact that it issues more ‘needs attention’ grades than ‘requires improvement’ is evidence that the watchdog is raising...
Greater nuance in the first 100 new Ofsted reports published is welcome, but the new framework’s hardly the fairer grading system promised, says David...
Ofsted has refuted claims that its new report cards are being written using AI, following concerns over “generic” wording. An investigation revealed the same...
Ministers are being urged to recognise the role played by governors as a “core component” of the accountability framework for schools. This comes as...
Ofsted boss Sir Martyn Oliver has admitted merging the behaviour and attendance judgment areas in the watchdog’s new inspections “did bother” him “tremendously”. At...
The government looks set to hand itself sweeping powers to close MATs based on trust-level education failures alone, once new Ofsted trust inspections are...
New Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts could begin as early as 2027, it has emerged. The government has already pledged to introduce Ofsted inspections at...
Ofsted has enacted a “contingency plan” to help inspectors record notes when inspections resume in January, after more “technical problems” with its electronic evidence-gathering...