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New Ofsted inspection reports website going live

Posted by: Brigid McBride, Posted on: 28 September 2018 - Categories: early years, further education and skills, inspection, schools

Ofsted’s new inspections report website is going live on Tuesday 2 October, after which the existing reports site will no longer be available. The new site has been in BETA...

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Child neglect: how are schools addressing the issue?

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 26 September 2018 - Categories: schools, social care
Sean Harford

Sean Harford, National Director, Education on the findings of Ofsted's report, 'Growing up neglected'.

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Curriculum research: our findings

Posted by: Chris Jones, Director, Strategy and Engagement, Posted on: 18 September 2018 - Categories: curriculum, research and evaluation, schools

Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation on the second phase of Ofsted's curriculum research.

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High standards – and highly inclusive

Posted by: Nick Whittaker, HMI, Specialist Adviser, SEND, Posted on: 10 September 2018 - Categories: inspection, SEND inspections

...meeting their needs well and making sure they are achieving their potential. At the heart of this is removing the barriers that get in the way of children who have...

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Ofsted is going digital!

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 7 September 2018 - Categories: inspection, schools
Sean Harford

Sean Harford, Ofsted's National Director, Education, on the new tool that collects evidence electronically and the feedback gathered from the pilot inspections where it was tested.

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Vocational qualifications, Progress 8 and 'gaming'

Posted by: Emma Ing, Regional Director, East Midlands, Posted on: 4 September 2018 - Categories: English, schools

...that they feel forced into ‘gaming’. However, in my experience, most schools do the best for their individual pupils and do not game the system. It is an inspector’s job...

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