What the government's updated guidance on mobile phones means for school inspections

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The Department for Education (DfE) has made its guidance on mobile phones in schools statutory . The DfE’s guidance states that ‘all schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default’. We know from our inspections that many of you had already banned …

Further education and skills inspections: frequently asked questions

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Since we published the renewed inspection framework on 9 September 2025, we’ve put on lots of online and face-to-face engagement with further education and skills (FE) providers to answer your questions. We’re publishing the most frequently asked questions below, so …