High-quality teachers are essential for giving all pupils the very best education. This is especially true for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, those with English as an additional language and those...
...effectiveness of relevant school policies, including for behaviour. That said, it is really important for us to have a consultation to canvas views about how this might work and the...
...day and the time is ripe for the Department for Education to revisit the policy. Schools should be forward looking and constantly seeking to improve. And, indeed, that’s what most...
...a sample of delivery partners (for example, multi-academy trusts and teaching schools hubs) to help inform our assessment of a lead provider. A force for improvement As an organisation, we...
***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...
...absence. Resources Our report on securing good attendance and tackling persistent absence includes examples of good practice for schools. We have also published a webinar on attendance. The Department for...
...that are re-brokered for performance reasons, and are being treated as a new 16 to 19 academy, will be regarded from the point of re-brokerage as a new provider for...
...talked about Ofsted being a vehicle for improvement. Our current HMCI, Amanda Spielman, carries on that baton and that is the driving force of Ofsted today. I had the pleasure...
...with governors, staff and pupils and look at a wide variety of documents. Ahead of this particular inspection I’d identified that the majority of pupils are eligible for free school...
...policies and procedures, so as to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on them. In addition, our myth-busting campaign – for schools and for further education and skills (FES) providers – is...