Inspection

Matthew Purves tells Tes how he will ensure lessons learned about quality and consistency of inspectors’ conduct will feed into Ofsted Academy, to help the watchdog ‘reset’ its relationship with schools

NAHT’s assistant general secretary also cautions against attempting to bolt Labour’s report card plan on to existing inspection system

Ahead of government and Ofsted consultations on a new school inspections system, Tes looks at whether other parts of the public sector offer some clues as to how it might look

This week’s announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here’s what we know – and don’t know

In an interview with Tes, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver explains the reforms announced in the wake of the Big Listen, including why ensuring that all inspection calls happen by Monday afternoon is a big deal

Schools can expect a new inspection framework and more scrutiny over how inclusive they are, as part of an Ofsted ‘evolution’ announced today

Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent review of Ofsted’s actions following the death of Ruth Perry suggests the inspectorate prioritised volume over quality

The chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable explains how the tide has turned against single-word Ofsted judgements, and why today’s decision is a ‘champagne moment’

In today’s Tes Daily newsletter, editor Jon Severs offers his view on why we need to interrogate the DfE’s decision to scrap single-word overall grades more deeply

Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement

Entire childhoods have come and gone in the time since a small number of Scotland’s schools last went through a full inspection

‘Significant change’ to Scottish qualifications and national education agencies is required – not a ‘surface makeover’, says education directors’ body ADES