...way in which Ofsted is preparing for inspection in future. We are of course also considering implications of the new framework for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)....
...report. And under our new framework which takes effect later this year, any schools that are off-rolling are likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management. As recent, high-profile...
...longer occupied – the school had moved. We discovered its new address, issued a warning notice and saw evidence that unregistered childcare was also being carried out on the site....
...here. It’s certainly true that under the new education inspection framework (EIF) the quality of education judgement starts from the premise that schools should offer their children a broad, rich...
Sean Harford HMI, National Director for Education, talks about Ofsted’s curriculum transition arrangements and announces an extension. Our new framework puts the curriculum front and centre of inspection. We absolutely...
...new risks were accounted for and mitigated. Frequent communication from trust leaders helped keep schools up to date with the latest developments, and helped build the confidence of staff and...
...blog today, all our handbooks now include a new section on ‘inspection during the COVID-19 pandemic’. We’ve built on what we’ve learned from carrying out interim visits and research calls....
...step, doing work that steadily increased in complexity of simple grammatical concepts. When learning new words, pupils were encouraged to focus on a wide range of commonly used words, which...
...unable to tell the good providers from the bad ones. This is why the Department for Education (DfE) is developing a new accreditation scheme for providers of full-time online education....
...Some providers continue to promote outdated approaches to teaching which are no-longer considered effective practice. We also found that in some providers, leaders lacked oversight of the mentoring arrangements. This...