Ofsted

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

Tuesday

14th Nov 2023

Improving an RI school: what I did and what I learned
Winner of 91¶¶Òõ Headteacher of the Year in 2020, Evelyn Forde reflects on what she has learned turning around a school rated ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted
Improving an RI school: what I did and what I learned

Friday

10th Nov 2023

91¶¶Òõ News podcast: Is it the end of the road for Ofsted grades?
Join the 91¶¶Òõ News team as they discuss the future of Ofsted inspection and whether single-word grades will survive
91¶¶Òõ news podcast. Is it the end of the road for Ofsted's single word inspection grades.

Thursday

9th Nov 2023

Ofsted announce Lee Owston as new national director
The watchdog’s new national director of education will be assuming the role in January next year, alongside the next chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver
Ofsted has announced Lee Owston is the new national director of education

Wednesday

8th Nov 2023

Ofsted reports ‘opaque’ without grades, warns Gibb
Schools minister tells MPs that ditching single-word judgements will lead to people pulling out lines from a report ‘like a theatre review’
Nick Gibb has warned that Ofsted reports will become opaque without single word judgements.

Tuesday

7th Nov 2023

‘Most’ Ofsted grades align with exam results
The findings follow concern that Ofsted judgements place too little weight on test and exam performance by schools
Ofsted grades and exam results

Friday

3rd Nov 2023

DfE issues ‘absurd’ threats to trusts with improving schools
Education leaders raise concerns as schools are labelled as ‘coasting’ after being upgraded by Ofsted
DfE issues ‘absurd’ threats to trusts with improving schools
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Thursday

2nd Nov 2023

Children’s commissioner: ‘Benchmark’ schools over absence
Dame Rachel de Souza calls for tougher measures to drive up attendance as research shows a link between persistent absence and GCSE outcomes
Children's commissioner call for attendance league tables

Wednesday

1st Nov 2023

9 in 10 teachers say Ofsted is not ‘reliable’ or ‘valid’
Union leaders warn that the findings by Beyond Ofsted show the next chief inspector has a ‘mountain to climb’
Nine in ten teachers in a new survey said that Ofsted is not reliable.

Tuesday

31st Oct 2023

‘Most schools’ to cut tutoring owing to cost
Two separate reviews find many school leaders think the National Tutoring Programme works but is unsustainable once government funding ends
Tutoring NTP

Friday

27th Oct 2023

Revealed: Ofsted MAT checks on hold until next April
With Ofsted announcing it will not carry out any more evaluations of MATs this financial year, 91¶¶Òõ looks at the key findings from its most recent reports
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Thursday

26th Oct 2023

Weekly round-up: Ofsted chief probe and RSHE warning
This week’s essential education news includes a judge’s ruling over the Ofsted chief’s comments on home education and schools’ fears about the DfE’s latest RSHE demand
Round, up RHSE

Tuesday

24th Oct 2023

Wilshaw: Ofsted ‘not focusing enough on teaching quality’
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also warns that it is ‘ridiculous’ that schools with ‘terrible’ results can receive ‘good’ Ofsted judgements
Sir Michael Wilshaw said that Ofsted is not looking at the quality of teachers' lessons enough.