Tuesday
Ofsted told to write to MPs over off-rolling omission
Committee chair accuses inspectorate of ‘chickening out’ of naming the problem in school reports
‘Invisible’ Ofsted blamed for ‘patchy’ remote learning
Robert Halfon says learning loss would not have been so extreme in first lockdown if Ofsted had been more proactive
Ofsted to visit more MATs from next term
Evaluations of multi-academy trusts will mirror inspection framework, with 12 planned for spring term
Food parcels were put ahead of education, says Spielman
Ofsted chief says it was ‘less obvious to some’ schools early in the crisis that they should work on a ‘full’ remote learning offer
Wednesday
Avoid ‘out of date’ history teaching, warns Ofsted
The watchdog suggests key historical concepts must be taught using repeated, specific examples, in new subject review
Ofsted rates ITT providers ‘inadequate’ in new checks
Until today all initial teacher training providers were rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by the inspectorate
