On a four-day further education and skills inspection there’s a lot of evidence to collect and many people to speak with when reaching an accurate judgement. These are intensive days...
...and a community shattered. Since 2014 knife crime has increased by 22% across England and Wales and by 36.7% across London. The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) statistics...
...videos and workshop materials for schools and further education and skills based around the EIF and the curriculum. Please make good use of them. There’s already a wealth of other...
...key stage 2 (KS2). This was highlighted in Jamie Pembroke’s recent SigPlus blog. These three sources of information are, it appears, providing three different definitions of a low, middle and...
...all assessment is to ensure that teaching and learning are working well and that children are benefiting from a deep and rich education. Bear that in mind and none of...
There are 27,200 nurseries and pre-schools in England, offering places to 1 million children. They cover 80% of all childcare places on Ofsted’s Early Years Register (EYR). The remaining 20%...
...provision being delivered. Our updated guidance offers clearer definitions and examples to help you understand whether your school’s early years or childcare provision is exempt from registering with Ofsted. In...
...published new polling with parents in England; it helps us to know if we’re doing our job properly. 95% of parents surveyed know Ofsted inspects schools. Of those who are...
...culture and ethos where safeguarding is an important part of everyday life the content of safeguarding policies and procedures, and how well these are applied in practice how staff are...
We’re all clear that Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education and training. The feedback from an inspection is designed to help further education and...