...move up to the next ‘stage’. Ofsted grades will reflect the areas that matter most to parents: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. What...
...very smallest. We are keeping the implementation of the new framework under close review and are especially keen to hear from you if you are in a small school and...
...part. It can do this by offering courses and apprenticeships that give students relevant qualifications in new and expanding industries, both in their locality and across England. Since the funding...
...impact of COVID-19 on the provider and learners, and how providers have responded how we’ll look at how providers have adapted and prioritised the curriculum – including identifying and responding...
...and the new short inspections for good schools and FES providers. Our Ofsted Inspectors are now directly contracted and trained alongside our employed Her Majesty’s Inspectors and we have many...
...educational effectiveness and with the curriculum at its heart. As we start to monitor and evaluate this framework, we will be looking at reliability as well as validity. Reliability 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...
...identify potential concerns about either the quality of education or leadership and management, the inspection will not convert. Instead, we will publish a letter setting out the school’s strengths and...
...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...
...you for that but I’d rather talk to/look at/hear…’ This is especially true of early years data on entry and progress. The new approach is much more about observing and...