Daniel Muijs, our Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, and Karl Sampson, Assistant Regional Director for the South West, discuss the role of multi-academy trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
...Falmouth, Cornwall St Matthew's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Tyneside Trowse Primary School, Norfolk Yardley Hastings Primary School, Northamptonshire You can follow Iain Freeland and Ofsted on Twitter....
...raise standards in schools. I held several teaching and leadership positions (including headteacher) in primary, secondary and special schools in the North East and South West. Working for Ofsted has...
...have his and Ofsted's full backing to ban mobile phones in your schools. And now the DfE’s guidance states that ‘all schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default’. We know...
...significant findings are explored below. Eligibility for free school meals Children who were eligible for free school meals (FSM) are roughly half as likely to enter teaching as those who...
...alone. Unsurprisingly not all children are equally likely to be affected. Children with special educational needs, children eligible for free school meals, children looked after, and some minority ethnic groups...
...of an academy or free school that is part of a MAT. To make evaluations of MATs more intelligent, in line with our corporate strategy. MATs are integral to the...
...talked about Ofsted being a vehicle for improvement. Our current HMCI, Amanda Spielman, carries on that baton and that is the driving force of Ofsted today. I had the pleasure...
...those views from many different groups in different ways – during inspections, through formal consultation and work with partners, at events and discussion groups, and on social media. Today we...
...to continuing Ofsted’s engagement with colleagues in each of the sectors and I hope to meet many of you soon. Final versions of the common inspection framework and handbooks Today...