In this blog, we explore the challenges of getting primary pupils back on track with reading. We look at: some useful principles for making sure that all pupils catch up quickly the term fidelity and how it can be most …
We're happy to invite you to hear directly from Ofsted in our summer webinars. We wanted to start by thanking everyone who attended or watched our schools webinars in spring. So far this year we've hosted webinars looking at: EIF …
Today, we’ve launched a new early years blog, for everyone who works in the early years sector. We will use the new blog to help raise understanding of different types of early years and childcare providers, as well as bust …
Gill Jones, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, on our update of the early years inspection handbooks.
Gill Jones, our Deputy Director for Early Education, sets out how we look at early reading and phonics teaching as part of our new inspections.
...published, you will need to re-subscribe on the new site. On the new site, you can subscribe to receive email alerts when we publish a new inspection report about a...
...at how staff qualifications differ between providers in differing areas of deprivation (using income deprivation affecting children index, IDACI) the largest differences are found in proportions of qualified staff between...
...us having a preferred approach to teaching. Put simply, teaching is the many ways in which adults help children learn. Later, I observe the older children enthusiastically helping to set...
Gill Jones, Ofsted's Deputy Director, Early Years, on the new guide that aims to bust some of the myths around early years' inspections.
...a member of staff, and must cover the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting (paragraph 3.4) a practitioner must be designated to take lead responsibility for safeguarding...