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Plans to manage school and further education inspections in house

Plans to manage school and further education inspections in house

Thursday, 29 May 2014

From September 2015 Ofsted will no longer contract with Inspection Service Providers (ISPs) for school and further education inspections....

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Students at Exeter College produce a cutting edge film for Ofsted

Students at Exeter College produce a cutting edge film for Ofsted

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Commissioned by Ofsted, students at Exeter College have produced a film to promote Ofsted’s new online tool – Employer View....

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Ofsted launches Employer View

Ofsted launches Employer View

Monday, 28 April 2014

New online tool enables employers to rate further education and skills providers, enhancing role of employers in education and training. ...

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More must be done for looked after children living far from home

More must be done for looked after children living far from home

Tuesday, 08 April 2014

Local authorities must do more to make sure the needs of looked after children living far away from home can be met....

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Ofsted reports to Thurrock Council following focused inspections

Ofsted reports to Thurrock Council following focused inspections

Tuesday, 08 April 2014

Following inspections of 7 schools in Thurrock in February 2014, Ofsted has written to Thurrock Local Authority about the findings....

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Social care online questionnaires launched

Social care online questionnaires launched

Friday, 04 April 2014

Social care online questionnaires for children’s homes, fostering services, adoption agencies and residential family centres are open....

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Report notes importance of teaching and learning in pre school

Report notes importance of teaching and learning in pre school

Thursday, 03 April 2014

Ofsted says that pre-school children from poorer backgrounds need the support of professionally trained staff...

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Lorna Fitzjohn appointed Director of Further Education and Skills

Lorna Fitzjohn appointed Director of Further Education and Skills

Wednesday, 02 April 2014

Lorna Fitzjohn HMI appointed as Director of Further Education and Skills returning to lead an area where she was previously Deputy Director....

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Neglected children must be better protected

Neglected children must be better protected

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

More must be done to identify and respond effectively to neglect at the earliest stages, a new report from Ofsted says today....

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Results of E ACT academy inspections published

Results of E ACT academy inspections published

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Ofsted publishes the outcome letter for the recent series of inspections of academies within the E-ACT Multi-Academy Trust....

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New way of inspecting good and outstanding schools proposed

New way of inspecting good and outstanding schools proposed

Friday, 21 March 2014

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector has proposed a new way of inspecting the great majority of schools in England....

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Peterborough Council's school improvement support effective

Peterborough Council's school improvement support effective

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Strategies to improve the education outcomes for children and young people in Peterborough are having positive results....

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Middlesbrough's support for school improvement is 'ineffective'

Middlesbrough's support for school improvement is 'ineffective'

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

A third of pupils overall, and over half of secondary-aged children, attend a school in Middlesbrough that is less than good, says Ofsted....

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Ofsted brings together south east leaders to talk attainment gap

Ofsted brings together south east leaders to talk attainment gap

Friday, 07 March 2014

School and council leaders meet to discuss closing the attainment gap between wealthier and poorer pupils....

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Suffolk Council's support for school improvement is ineffective

Suffolk Council's support for school improvement is ineffective

Tuesday, 04 March 2014

Life chances for young Suffolk people are being damaged by council failure to challenge and support schools, according to an Ofsted letter....

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Colleges improving outcomes for disadvantaged in London

Colleges improving outcomes for disadvantaged in London

Friday, 28 February 2014

A report finds that young people in London are being helped to re-engage with study by college teachers....

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Good practice in land based education and training

Good practice in land based education and training

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Ofsted finds much good practice in land-based education and training but identifies a few areas for improvement....

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Ofsted to inspect Thurrock schools over performance concerns

Ofsted to inspect Thurrock schools over performance concerns

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Inspectors are going in to support school improvement in Thurrock, South Essex, Ofsted announced today....

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Ofsted sets the bar higher for teacher training partnerships

Ofsted sets the bar higher for teacher training partnerships

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Plans to revise the ways in which initial teacher education partnerships are inspected will help to raise standards further, says Ofsted....

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Ofsted finds too few Cumbria secondary schools are doing well

Ofsted finds too few Cumbria secondary schools are doing well

Monday, 10 February 2014

Ofsted publishes the outcome letter of its inspection of 17 secondary schools in Cumbria....

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Mathematics teaching must improve in Knowsley

Mathematics teaching must improve in Knowsley

Tuesday, 04 February 2014

Teachers, school leaders and education managers must work more closely to improve maths teaching in Knowsley secondary schools, said Ofsted....

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Bournemouth found 'effective' for supporting school improvement

Bournemouth found 'effective' for supporting school improvement

Friday, 31 January 2014

Ofsted publishes the outcome letter of its inspection of Bournemouth council’s support for school improvement and finds it effective....

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No notice behaviour inspections begin

No notice behaviour inspections begin

Friday, 31 January 2014

Ofsted Chief Inspector announced the start of a programme of unannounced school visits where standards of behaviour are cause for concern....

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Good practice case studies in vocational teaching and learning

Good practice case studies in vocational teaching and learning

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Ofsted and the Education and Training Foundation publish vocational teaching and learning good practice case studies....

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Better understanding of private fostering needed

Better understanding of private fostering needed

Friday, 24 January 2014

Ofsted calls for local authorities, local safeguarding children boards and DfE to work together to better understand private fostering....

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Ofsted launches consultation on childminder agency inspections

Ofsted launches consultation on childminder agency inspections

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Ofsted seeks views on how childminder agencies should be inspected....

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Blackpool school improvement arrangements found 'ineffective'

Blackpool school improvement arrangements found 'ineffective'

Thursday, 16 January 2014

The inspection was carried out because of concerns about low outcomes for young people in the borough....

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Wakefield council's school improvement arrangements 'ineffective'

Wakefield council's school improvement arrangements 'ineffective'

Monday, 06 January 2014

Ofsted has published the outcome letter of its inspection of Wakefield council’s support for school improvement and finds it ineffective....

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Ofsted launches consultation on inspection of independent schools

Ofsted launches consultation on inspection of independent schools

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Plans to ensure that ‘good’ is the only acceptable standard of education provided by non-association independent schools unveiled by Ofsted....

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No less than 'good' for children's homes demands Ofsted

No less than 'good' for children's homes demands Ofsted

Monday, 16 December 2013

Proposals for new framework to improve standards in children’s homes and drive up quality for the country’s most vulnerable children....

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