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...
...number of schools during the week of the MAT head office visit, in agreement with the MAT, in order to see first-hand specific evidence of the impact of the MAT,...
...with being a small school. Small schools are often integral parts of the local community. Often, teachers and staff know pupils and their families remarkably well, with extraordinary levels of...
...all of these inspections and Senior HMI and HMI will have oversight of all short inspections. And naturally all OIs taking part in these inspections have been through an in-depth...
...the responses and consider what the staff think about the role of the SLT and governors in supporting them. The responses will form the basis of discussions with the SLT,...
...this approach and stressed the importance of understanding the validity and reliability of different approaches to assessment. In other schools, the key stage 3 curriculum is helping pupils improve their...