With pupils and teachers now returning to school for a new academic year, this blog gives an overview of some of the recent changes to the school inspection handbook and the way we inspect schools. In June 2023, we committed …
Alternative provider (AP) settings provide education for pupils with complex needs that can’t typically be met in mainstream schools. APs rightly differ from mainstream schools – they serve different purposes and have different objectives. When we inspect an AP, we …
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 …
This article was originally published by Schools Week. Recently we’ve noticed a rise in the number of complaints we receive from parents. While parents should be able to complain to Ofsted if they’ve gone through their school’s internal process …
The period between inspections is normally simple. However, there are currently several complicating factors. This blog will clarify when schools can expect their next inspection. Normally: A school judged outstanding or good will usually be inspected within the 4 academic …
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 …
Lee Owston and Jonathan Keay invite you to hear directly from Ofsted on school inspection policy.
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who attended or viewed our schools webinar series earlier this year. The recordings of these sessions are available on YouTube and the slides have been published on our SlideShare. These sessions looked at: …
Helen Matthews, our Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) for Teacher Development, clarifies how and when Ofsted will inspect further education and skills (FES) teacher training programmes through the initial teacher education (ITE) framework. As part of our ITE inspection framework, …
Christopher Russell, our National Director, Education, discusses the recent changes to our EIF handbooks and moving beyond transitional arrangements. We are coming to the end of another academic year and looking ahead to September 2022. Following our return to inspection, …