A Surrey primary school is demanding a “lessons learnt review” from Ofsted after eight inspectors visited three times over two academic years. Inspectors first...
There are gaps in the “golden thread” and considerable numbers of teachers are “underwhelmed” by development opportunities, Ofsted has said. Less than half of...
Sir Martyn Oliver has overseen big changes in how Ofsted conducts inspections since taking the job in January. Have grades changed too? Schools Week...
The NAHT school leaders’ union will explore “legal and industrial routes” to secure more radical Ofsted reform and “safeguard leaders’ lives”. General secretary Paul...
Ofsted will scrap subject deep dives during ungraded inspections from September, its chief inspector has announced. Sir Martyn Oliver said it “isn’t right” or...
An academy trust leader has called for greater transparency over how Ofsted handles complaints after revealing how he persuaded senior officials to “set aside”...
Scrapping single-phrase Ofsted judgments would lead to civil servants, politicians and the media “drawing their own conclusions” about schools from the narrative in reports,...
Lawyers for a school which has taken Ofsted to court have slammed its “mystifying and frustrating refusal” to provide more detailed explanations for why...