A belated happy new year – I hope you all managed to have some rest at the end of last year, and like me, are fully refreshed for this new...
...skills providers. Second, we’ve been testing new shorter, frequent inspections for good schools and further education providers. But that’s not all. We’re also busy selecting and training a whole new...
...to teach, and how to make sure all pupils are able to benefit as each new concept, construct or fact is taught. As inspectors our conversations with school leaders need...
...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...
...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...
...with the bullying quickly and effectively’ – with a new answer option: ‘My child has not been bullied’. What’s happening and when You can find all the new questions and...
...visits last year. We recognise the huge efforts being made to give pupils and learners the education and support they need through the pandemic. And, as I’ve said before, we...
...are charging parents and cash-strapped local authorities thousands of pounds, and offering a woeful standard of education in return. Before joining Ofsted, like most people, I wasn’t aware of unregistered...
...inflammatory or provocative (this includes, but is not limited to, swearing and obscene or vulgar comments) do not break the law (this includes libel, condoning illegal activity and contempt of...
...awareness and experience of Ofsted and help us adapt and improve what we do and how we communicate. You can read the full results of our research work with teachers...