Ofsted
The latest news and analysis on the schools inspectorate in England, including inspection and curriculum policy and reports
Thursday
30th May 2024
Heads slam Ofsted ‘big miss’ over single-word grades
Reform of the grading system is ‘long overdue’, ASCL has warned in its Ofsted Big Listen consultation response
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‘Dangerous’ Ofsted still a ‘risk to life’, heads warn
School leaders’ union calls for single-word inspection grades to be scrapped in its response to Ofsted’s Big Listen consultation
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Friday
17th May 2024
Weekly round-up: RSE age limits and call for ‘digital Sats’
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping its curriculum unit project and news that managed moves have ‘more than doubled’
![Round, up](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/Round-up-SEX-ED.jpg?itok=TyiTR5CT)
Ofsted’s curriculum unit ‘scrapped’ and subject leads ‘sidelined’
Insiders say watchdog’s expert subject leads are now focused mainly on routine school inspection and that Ofsted’s big curriculum unit project has ‘gone’
![Insiders at Ofsted say the curriculum unit has gone and subject leads have been sidelined.](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/scrapped.jpg?itok=KgZAMjM-)
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Friday
10th May 2024
Ofsted sub-judgements now sit alongside overall grades
Change will apply to all graded inspections since September 2019, but headteachers’ leaders dismiss move as ‘cosmetic’
![Ofsted sub judgements now sit alongside overall grades](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/Ofsted%20grades.jpg?itok=cHqPPPVW)
Ofsted inspections: 8 tips for making complaints
A MAT leader who successfully appealed against an Ofsted inspection judgement shares advice for other school leaders considering making a complaint
![Ofsted inspection complaints system: tips to navigate the process](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/Ofsted%20complaints%20system.jpeg?itok=6RIlrr84)
Thursday
9th May 2024
Weekly round-up: Ofsted change and GCSE warning
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping deep dives in ungraded inspections and fears about the impact of high absence among GCSE students
![Weekly round-up: Ofsted change and GCSE warning](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/roundUp_9May2024.jpg?itok=j4kqsPmY)
DfE investigates why some schools are not inclusive
Minister highlights concern about reports of ‘outstanding’-rated schools not having any pupils with an education, health and care plan
![Government wants to know why some schools aren't being inclusive](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-05/DFE_probing.jpg?itok=vJHsygQV)