Inspection

Chief inspector says move will mean over 3,000 inspections will now not involve subject deep dives, the majority of which will be at primary schools

In an exclusive interview with Tes, Ofsted’s national director of education says that looking at the best way to grade schools’ performance is ‘the right debate to have’

Chief inspector says he is ‘really concerned’ about ‘schools that no one wants’

Former senior inspectors launch their own consultation on Ofsted, amid concerns that the watchdog is failing to ask important questions

The ‘fundamental review’ of inspection revealed by Tes Scotland should move away from simplistic and misleading assumptions about school performance, says Greg Dempster

With Scotland’s school inspection system to be reviewed, Emma Seith speaks exclusively to interim chief inspector Janie McManus – in her first detailed interview – to find out whether big changes are ahead

Watchdog calls on government to urgently update RE teaching guidance and warns ‘significant’ number of schools are not meeting statutory duty

After experiencing a school inspection recently, teacher Alan Gillespie shares his list of do’s and don’ts for anyone preparing for an inspector to call

Dame Christine Gilbert, a former chief inspector, will start the independent review this month

Ofsted has updated its guidance on how schools can complain about an inspection, with two key changes that schools and other settings should be aware of

Professor Julia Waters will tell the NEU conference today of her fear that policymakers are only ‘paying lip service’ to demands for change at Ofsted

More than half of NEU members warn that Ofsted inspections have a negative impact on their mental health