...a strict code of conduct and all inspections are carried out without bias, regardless of any refreshments offered. Staff can offer inspectors hot drinks if that is their normal visitor...
...carry out inspections safely, taking account of the latest public health advice and the specific precautions taken in each school. There’s now a new section setting out how our inspections...
...supported by our new inspections, which started this month. It’s fair to say that the new approach is tougher than what went before, but, as today’s report shows, it’s tougher...
Ofsted’s Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, Paul Joyce, talks about what our new education inspection framework (EIF) means for further education and skills providers. As most of...
...first time. We usually inspect a new provider within 3 years of it beginning to deliver education and training programmes. But, because of the large volume of these new apprenticeship...
...previously exempt from routine inspection new schools awaiting their first inspection (including schools that have received a new URN since their last inspection) schools that have recently undergone a significant...
...latest inspection outcome was fair. Furthermore, over half of the respondents who teach in requires improvement or inadequate schools agreed. Given that judgement can be tough to take, this is...
...sure that inspections are carried out safely, taking into account the latest public health advice and provider-specific health advice. A new section on COVID-19 (coronavirus) Sean Harford has set out...
...before they are introduced. So I’m not surprised to hear some calling for us to take more time and delay the introduction of the new inspection framework. I want to...
Earlier this month, we launched a public consultation on our new approach to inspecting education providers. This includes new toolkits for how we will inspect, and the introduction of report...