Assessment – what are inspectors looking at?
...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...
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Staff qualifications in nurseries and pre-schools: do they make a difference to outcomes?
...also consider why the picture is complex and recognise the need for further work. What does the workforce look like in England’s nurseries and pre-schools? Ofsted collects information on staff...
Registering and inspecting school-based early years provision: what the updated guidance means for you
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Lee Owston, National Director, Education and Yvette Stanley, National Director, Social Care and Regulation, Posted on:
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early years, inspection, schools
...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...
What do people think about inspection?
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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common inspection framework, leadership, schools
...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...
Keeping children safe in education and Ofsted’s role
...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...
Changes to inspection – consultation on visits for ‘requires improvement’ further education and skills providers
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Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, Posted on:
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further education and skills
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...
A new approach to evaluating the work of multi-academy trusts
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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inspection, MATs, schools
...discussions with MAT leaders. Why are we making this change? To better understand the way MATs are organised and operate, the role they play in their own right and ensure...
Our approach to inspecting small schools
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Richard Kueh HMI, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, Posted on:
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inspection, schools, teachers
...schools come in all different shapes and sizes. There are currently just under 4,000 schools in England with fewer than 150 pupils. When we inspect these schools, we send fewer...
Ofsted Inspectors start leading short inspections
...1,200 and are an integral and essential part of our inspection workforce. Up until now OIs have been leading and working successfully alongside Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) day in day...
Tackling workload together – a new question for staff at the point of inspection
...will now ask staff about whether they think: Leaders and managers take workload into account when developing and implementing policies and procedures so as to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on...