Ofsted

The latest news and analysis on the schools inspectorate in England, including inspection and curriculum policy and reports

Monday

2nd Sep 2024

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

Friday

9th Aug 2024

Ofsted told to improve ‘inconsistent’ inspection data
Concern raised by official statistics watchdog over the way Ofsted records ‘incomplete’ inspections
Ofsted told to improve ‘inconsistent’ inspection data
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Thursday

18th Jul 2024

Over 500 Ofsted inspections delayed in crisis-hit year
Ofsted has published its annual accounts report. Here is everything you need to know
Delayed clock
What will the new ungraded Ofsted inspections look like?
School leaders will be more involved in ungraded inspections from September as Ofsted aims to ‘reduce the burden’ on subject leads
Ofsted inspection

Friday

12th Jul 2024

Ruth Perry review: Councils ‘hamstrung’ over school leader support
An independent review of Reading Council’s actions after the death of the headteacher highlights the ‘folly of a macho culture’ of high-stakes accountability in schools
Ruth Perry review: Councils ‘hamstrung’ over school leader support
Ofsted ‘is facing an existential crisis’
Alternative Big Listen survey suggests the inspectorate has lost the confidence of the sector, with nine in 10 respondents saying it is not fit for purpose
Breakers yard

Tuesday

9th Jul 2024

Don’t sack heads for a poor Ofsted, CST leader says
Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the MAT sector body, says trusts should know their schools and heads, and not be reliant upon Ofsted to highlight problems
Leaving job

Friday

5th Jul 2024

12 questions for the new Labour government on education
Tes takes a closer look at the gaps in the new Labour government’s manifesto pledges for schools
Labour questions

Friday

28th Jun 2024

Ofsted report card model should have ‘slim’ set of standards
The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the creation of a new statutory set of standards to underpin school accountability reforms proposed by Labour
ASCL proposals ofsted report card shake up

Thursday

20th Jun 2024

Weekly round-up: GCSE students hit and MAT fears
This week’s essential education news and analysis includes disadvantaged GCSE students being disrupted by teacher absence and a halt on key decisions affecting academy trusts
Weekly round-up: GCSE students hit and MAT fears

Tuesday

18th Jun 2024

Protect schools from this surge in parent complaints
School leaders are suffering because it’s too easy for parents to raise highly disruptive complaints, writes one head in the third piece in a series by the Headteachers’ Roundtable
Complaints ofsted

Sunday

16th Jun 2024

Most teachers consider leaving due to Ofsted stress
Majority of teachers believe the watchdog has a ‘negative impact’ on teaching and want it abolished, a poll shows
Scribble stress