...expect, when we inspect. So from today, we’re publishing a series of videos featuring our Regional Director for London, Mike Sheridan and our Deputy Director for Schools, Joanna Hall. The...
...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...
...maintained secondaries and academies, pupil referral units and some principals of further education colleges in London to respond to a questionnaire about their experience of knife crime and related issues....
...have the chance to use our application programming interfaces (APIs). The driving force for the new website was to make it simpler to use, with clearer design and content, and...
Helen Matthews, our Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) for Teacher Development, clarifies how and when Ofsted will inspect further education and skills (FES) teacher training programmes through the initial teacher...
...of our work, we have been listening carefully to feedback and queries from school leaders and staff. We know that there are many organisations and individuals out there who are...
...and to any particular degree of sophistication or detail; this lines up with our myth busting document and the school inspection handbook deals with this. As both the Department for...
***Update September 2024*** Please note this blog no longer reflects accurate timetables for inspection following the removal of the overall effectiveness grade for state-funded school inspections. For more information, please...
...their families will come into contact with many different organisations, services and professionals. The journey may include diagnosis and the search for help and advice (perhaps an education, health and...
Daniel Muijs, our Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, talks about how and why Ofsted carries out research. Since joining Ofsted and taking on a role in our Research and...