Ofsted inspections are untenable, following coroner’s report
The Coroner has published a report regarding the Suicide of Ruth Perry. Ruth Perry: Prevention of future deaths. This report found issues with the Ofsted…
Ofsted Inspection Handbook
This handbook is primarily a guide for inspectors on how to carry out school inspections.
However, they make it available to schools and other organisations to ensure that they are informed about the processes and procedures of inspection.
This handbook is primarily a guide for inspectors on how to carry out school inspections. However, we make it available to schools and other organisations to ensure that they are informed about the processes and procedures of inspection.
The four areas that exist now are: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. We will look at the most important elements of all areas — for even more detailed descriptions, please refer to Ofsted’s Education inspection framework guidance.
Read more here.
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College Group achieves ‘UK first’ Ofsted results
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HMCI Calls for Ofsted Reform: Sector Response
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NAHT takes first step towards judicial review proceedings against Ofsted following its failure to pause inspections
Today (Friday 31st March), school leaders’ union NAHT has written to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector to demand a suspension of Ofsted inspections while steps are…