...a proper education and leave them at risk of harm and, in some instances, radicalisation. One of the frustrating issues with unregistered schools – and there are many – is...
...in schools giving neglected children better access to education and helping them begin to achieve their potential. Examples of additional support include counselling and one-to-one support to help children improve...
...their curriculum as a vehicle for filling gaps in knowledge and experiences that their pupils might have because of their background. It was less convincing, however, when one or two...
This spring, Ofsted started running its new inspection reports website alongside the old one. During a controlled 'live' phase, we invited users to try the new site and let us...
...good schools in September 2015, we moved from a cycle in which these schools were fully inspected on average every three years and seven months, to one where we aim...
Teachers’ well-being and workload are important to the entire education sector, including Ofsted. Concerns about the well-being of teachers are well founded: Teaching was one of three professions with the...
...do not expect schools to change their curriculum just for inspection purposes. But we’re also realistic. We understand that some schools might want to hone or develop their existing plans....
...making sure that our approach is sound. We’ve done 14 pilot visits, covering a range of providers at all grades, across each of Ofsted’s regions. We visited independent learning providers...
...there was very limited communication between primary and secondary schools, and little sharing or shaping of grammar, phonics and vocabulary between settings. Clearly, more focus on progression across the key...
...it like to inspect under the EIF? Along with one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI), I took part in a 2-day inspection of a primary school in February this year....