Thursday
Watchdog raps UK’s Pisa data reports over transparency
Statistics regulator rules Pisa reports “not sufficiently transparent about the limitations of the data and potential sources of biasâ€
Amanda Spielman stays as Ofsted chief for 2 more years
Chief inspector will continue at Ofsted until the end of 2023 to oversee bedding in of new inspections
Friday
Revealed: What teachers think of Ofsted inspections
Watchdog outlines the views of the first wave of schools to be assessed by its curriculum focussed inspection framework
Schools to be inspected on 2019 exams data, says Ofsted
Inspectors will look at 2019 assessments in future – but Ofsted admits this approach is not ideal
Thursday
Revealed: what parents really think about Ofsted
The watchdog has published its latest annual parents’ survey. Here are the key findings
Exclusive: Ofsted’s Sean Harford to leave watchdog
High-profile national director of education is set to leave his role at the inspectorate at the end of August
Schools’ handling of Covid backed by 90% of parents
Ofsted’s annual parents survey finds nine in ten think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well
Wednesday
Ofsted: NQTs need extra help after Covid disruption
Trainee teachers have had less opportunity to learn through school placements because of the pandemic, watchdog warns
Revealed: ‘Alarming’ pupil sex misconduct in primaries
EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals ‘huge amounts of sexualised language’ and girls feeling ‘judged’, as 1/3 primary staff report pupil misconduct
