Ofsted accelerates inspections for schools and further education providers
Ofsted has been asked by government to inspect all schools and further education (FE) providers by summer 2025, to give a quicker assessment of how well education is recovering from the pandemic.
From: Ofsted
Without this acceleration, funded through the government’s Spending Review , it would have...
Ofsted launches consultation for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes
The consultation contains proposals on new inspection arrangements for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes.
From: Ofsted
We have launched a consultation on new arrangements for interim children’s home inspections and inspections of residential holiday schemes for disabled children...
Ofsted has published two research reports looking at early years multiple providers and providers that own more than one children's home.
From: Ofsted
Published 28 October 2021
Two new research reports by Ofsted, published today, find that current legislation does not reflect the level of influence that early years multiple providers and social care groups have on individual...
A headteacher and her father were sentenced on the 11th October for running an unregistered school in south London.
From: Ofsted
They had been previously convicted of the same criminal offence 2 years ago.
Nadia Ali was sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 120 hours of unpaid work, a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement, a prohibited activity...
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has been downgraded to inadequate by inspectors, the lowest possible rating.
From: Ofsted and HM Inspectorate of Prisons
A new report from Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the CQC lays bare the extent of failings at the secure training centre (STC) near Rugby, currently run by MTC.
Ofsted launches updated guidance for summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts Updated guidance explains how Ofsted will carry out summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts.
From: Ofsted
Published 14 September 2021
Ofsted has today (14 September), launched updated guidance for summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts (MATs) .
On the 15th July we published our latest annual report and accounts for 2020 to 2021, highlighting our work and financial information for the last year.
From: Ofsted
As routine inspections were paused during 2020 to 2021, this year’s report does not include the usual performance data. Instead, it reflects on how we adapted to the changing COVID-19...
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has published its report Nurseries and the impact of closures in the first year of the pandemic which revealed that the number of nursery closures in England has increased by 35% during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the same period the previous year.
Throughout the pandemic, nurseries and childcare providers have supported...
A large majority of parents (87%) think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to Ofsted’s annual Parents Survey for 2021, published today.
From:
Ofsted
Published
20 May 2021
This year’s survey asked a set of questions about the impact of COVID-19, and also found that 7 in 10 parents had received guidance or...
