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

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

You may have seen that the Department for Education (DfE) is tightening its guidance on mobile phones in schools. Our Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, has said many times that you already have his and Ofsted's full backing to ban mobile phones …

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Geography in outstanding primary schools

Posted by: Iain Freeland HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for geography, Posted on: 11 May 2021 - Categories: curriculum, geography
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Iain Freeland HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for geography, discusses our geography subject inspections.

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Languages in outstanding primary schools

Posted by: Michael Wardle HMI, subject lead for languages, Posted on: 4 May 2021 - Categories: curriculum, modern foreign languages
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Michael Wardle HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for languages, discusses our language subject inspections.

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History in outstanding primary schools 

Posted by: Tim Jenner HMI, Subject Lead for History, Posted on: 27 April 2021 - Categories: curriculum, history
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Tim Jenner HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for history, talks about the findings from our history subject inspections.  

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Spring term monitoring inspections – moving forward, despite the challenges

Posted by: Chris Jones, Director, Strategy and Engagement, Posted on: 21 April 2021 - Categories: monitoring inspections, schools
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Chris Jones, Director, Corporate Strategy, discusses the findings from our spring term monitoring visits.

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FES handbook changes: what you need to know

Posted by: Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, Posted on: 19 April 2021 - Categories: apprenticeships, education inspection framework, further education and skills
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Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills (FES), on the changes we have made to our FES handbook.

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Early years inspection handbooks: what you need to know

Posted by: Gill Jones, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, Posted on: 19 April 2021 - Categories: early years, education inspection framework
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Gill Jones, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, on our update of the early years inspection handbooks.

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Our education inspection handbooks have changed. What’s new? What do you need to know?

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 19 April 2021 - Categories: education inspection framework, schools
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Sean Harford HMI, our National Director for Education, explains the changes to our school inspection handbooks.

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Apprenticeships in challenging times

Posted by: Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, Posted on: 10 February 2021 - Categories: apprenticeships
FEmale apprentice working with machinary

Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, discusses the challenges facing the apprenticeships sector.

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The trust in testing times: the role of multi-academy trusts during the pandemic

Posted by: Daniel Muijs and Karl Sampson, Posted on: 19 January 2021 - Categories: MATs, multi academy trusts

Daniel Muijs and Karl Sampson discuss the role of multi-academy trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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'We're not here to make life difficult': our further education and skills visits

Posted by: Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, Posted on: 30 September 2020 - Categories: apprenticeships, further education and skills
Teenage students sitting around a desk

Paul Joyce, Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, discusses our further education and skills pilot visits.

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