Inspection

The latest news, analysis and opinion on inspections at schools in the UK and overseas, from updates to inspection frameworks and guidance on how to prepare

Friday

8th Jul 2022

Covid: Spielman regrets Ofsted not going into schools sooner in 2020
Chief inspector also said teachers should not be campaigners in the classroom, in a keynote speech to education leaders today
Amanda Spielman has said that Covid has fractured the social contract in education between parents and schools.

Monday

4th Jul 2022

Coasting schools: New Ofsted rule is ‘sword of Damocles’ for heads
Headteachers’ leaders speak out over Department for Education plan to move schools that are twice rated less than ‘good’ into MATs
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Thursday

30th Jun 2022

Plan to academise ‘coasting’ schools goes ahead despite Ofsted fears
New powers will allow the DfE to place an academy order on a school that has had two Ofsted ratings less than ‘good’
The DfE is pushing ahead with the plan to create new powers to intervene at schools with two consecutive less than good judgements

Monday

27th Jun 2022

National categorisation of schools to end in Wales
Schools will no longer be colour coded depending on their performance – but inspection is to become more frequent
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Friday

17th Jun 2022

Ofsted reports ‘not fit for purpose’, warn governance chiefs
The Ofsted inspection process has diminished the role of school governors, with it not being mentioned in three in 10 recent reports, says the NGA
Governance leaders say the current Ofsted reports are not fit for purpose

Thursday

16th Jun 2022

Ofsted wants MAT leaders as inspectors
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman makes the case for multi-academy trust inspections as part of government plans to regulate the academies sector
Amanda, Spielman
Zahawi: No new regulation ‘burden’ on MATs
Education secretary promises that the government’s Schools Bill plans for multi-academy trusts will not restrict their freedoms
Nadhim Zahawi has said that government plans for MAT regulation will not burden academies or restrict theit freedoms.

Tuesday

14th Jun 2022

Ofsted: More alternative provision ‘scrutiny’ in SEND inspections
Ofsted has launched a consultation on its planned new approach to area SEND inspections, which it hopes to implement from next year
Ofsted

Tuesday

7th Jun 2022

Joining MAT has ‘no positive effect’ on struggling primaries
The DfE has been urged to look at increased funding and ways to improve teacher retention for schools ‘stuck’ on low Ofsted gradings
New research has found that joining a MAT has not delivered improvements for stuck primary schools.

Monday

6th Jun 2022

‘Perverse’ DfE coasting schools plan ‘risks further damage’
The DfE’s proposed plan for schools that consistently receive low Ofsted gradings has come under fire from school leaders
Triangle road sign with exclamation mark on blue sky background

Monday

23rd May 2022

Scrap Ofsted grades to remove ‘heat’ from inspections, says heads’ leader
Ofsted focus should shift from individual schools to multi-academy trusts, says ASCL boss
Ofsted: Headteachers' leader Geoff Barton has suggested that school inspection grades could be scrapped

Tuesday

17th May 2022

Ofsted warning over shortage of computing teachers
Ofsted’s latest subject review looks at what the computing curriculum should include
Ofsted warning over shortage of computing teachers