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What do people think about inspection?
To do a good job, it’s critical that Ofsted listens to the people who use and work in the services we inspect.
Schools
School governors and inspection
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting around 130 National Co-ordinators of Governor Services (NCOGS) at their conference in Nottingham.
New academic year, new start for education inspection
As summer comes to an end it is back to work for many of us, be that for schools, colleges or nurseries. I hope that everyone is refreshed for the coming year, even if you haven’t been able to get …
Roundup from the Ofsted 2015 inspection reform events
In the last month we have run eight national launch conferences to explain the changes to Ofsted inspection coming in September.
How Ofsted can support leaders taking on struggling schools
Back in the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May, through the ever helpful medium of Twitter, I posed the following question: ‘Mainly but not exclusively for HTs or aspiring HTs: what could Ofsted do to incentivise you to
Ofsted mythbusting: dispelling the rumours around inspection
Sean Harford, Ofsted’s National Director for Schools corrects some misunderstandings about Ofsted’s requirements.