...will consider requests from schools for early inspections. I believe this fresh approach reflects our aim to act as a force for improvement through inspection. This is one of our...
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...counteract some of the market forces that can pressurise schools to force up attainment in a way that does not embed children’s long-term learning. Involving school leaders We’ve spent the...
...We were shadowed on day 2 by Ofsted’s Regional Director, London, so no pressure there! A move away from data My biggest observation was the sheer joy – both for...
...significant amount of their own time for professional development. We did find, however, that this is less of an issue for early career teachers (ECTs), who felt that they could...
Chris Russell, our National Director for Education, discusses this new area of our work. Today, we have published our new framework and handbook for inspecting lead providers of the early...
...published procedures for a no formal designation inspection of schools. The inspections were carried out to enable Her Majesty's Chief Inspector to better understand the quality of education in specific...
Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks about apprenticeships and the skills gap post-Brexit. The snap general election called late last year resulted in a delayed...
Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks about what our new education inspection framework (EIF) means for further education and skills providers. As most of...
...up to use this new tool on over 8,000 inspections annually. As you probably know, inspectors currently capture evidence on handwritten forms. These forms are collated by the lead inspector...