Our approach to inspecting small schools

...do differently for an Ofsted inspection? Nothing! It's our job to work around you and see that you're doing the best for your children. If you're doing that, then you...
...do differently for an Ofsted inspection? Nothing! It's our job to work around you and see that you're doing the best for your children. If you're doing that, then you...
Today, we’ve launched a new early years blog, for everyone who works in the early years sector. We will use the new blog to help raise understanding of different types...
Today, we published the statistics about our initial teacher education (ITE) inspections. This included the outcomes for FE and skills teacher training. You can view the statistics, and those from...
Since joining Ofsted as the Deputy Director for Data and Insight team and its Chief Statistician in January, I have been looking at how data is currently used to support...
...this some schools are using zero-tolerance approaches in an overly rigid way. We have seen examples of teenage girls being excluded for carrying a knife for the purposes of self-harm....
...modern facilities that we expect for our children. Often, they are badly maintained, unsafe and squalid, with poor fire safety and inadequate hygiene facilities. All children deserve a good education...
...to participate, so that we can gather as much useful information as possible. You can keep up-to-date with Ofsted news by signing up for email alerts. You can also...
...about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s learning and development. Please sign up for either or both sessions at this link: https://bit.ly/OfstedWebinars. Due to restrictions on our webinar platform,...
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