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Grounds for optimism but serious challenges remain

Grounds for optimism but serious challenges remain

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Major barriers continue to prevent England’s education system from competing with the best in the world...

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Ofsted publishes new framework for inspecting Cafcass

Ofsted publishes new framework for inspecting Cafcass

Monday, 09 December 2013

New framework and evaluation schedule for inspecting services for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service....

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Ofsted reports to Northumberland County Council after inspections

Ofsted reports to Northumberland County Council after inspections

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Following focused inspections of 17 Northumberland schools in October 2013, Ofsted has written to Northumberland council with its findings....

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Science teaching must maintain pupils' curiosity

Science teaching must maintain pupils' curiosity

Friday, 22 November 2013

School leaders and teachers must maintain pupils’ curiosity in science if Britain plc is to compete in the global race....

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Local authorities are failing in their duties to children who are missing education

Local authorities are failing in their duties to children who are missing education

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Too many children are not getting the education they are entitled to, according to an Ofsted report....

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Local authorities failing children who are missing education

Local authorities failing children who are missing education

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Too many children are either missing out on full-time education or not getting the part-time education they are entitled to....

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Music hubs fail to improve music education for all

Music hubs fail to improve music education for all

Friday, 15 November 2013

New 'music hubs' approach not successful enough in improving music education for all children in schools, according to Ofsted report....

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Registration for providers of social work services: guidance published

Registration for providers of social work services: guidance published

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

From 13 November 2013, local authorities may enter into contracts to delegate certain statutory functions to private and voluntary social work provide...

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Changes to social work regulation and inspection

Changes to social work regulation and inspection

Friday, 08 November 2013

Regulation of providers of social work services and the inspection of the statutory functions delegated to them by local authorities....

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Ofsted reports to Suffolk County Council after inspections

Ofsted reports to Suffolk County Council after inspections

Thursday, 07 November 2013

Following focused inspections of 33 Suffolk schools in September 2013, Ofsted has written to Suffolk County Council with its findings....

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Ofsted's single inspection takes effect

Ofsted's single inspection takes effect

Thursday, 07 November 2013

New framework for child protection; services for looked after children and care leavers; and local authority fostering and adoption services....

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Ofsted revises early years inspection framework

Ofsted revises early years inspection framework

Monday, 04 November 2013

Tougher early years inspection framework, in which only provision that is good or outstanding is good enough for young children....

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Children on free school meals being failed in Northumberland

Children on free school meals being failed in Northumberland

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Inspections in Northumberland to find out why attainment for children who are eligible for free school meals (FSM) is below other areas....

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First Social Care Report puts spotlight on leadership

First Social Care Report puts spotlight on leadership

Monday, 14 October 2013

Strong and stable leadership needed to bring about sustained improvement in help, care and protection of vulnerable young people....

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65 per cent of education and training in prisons not good enough

65 per cent of education and training in prisons not good enough

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Today, Ofsted is at Wormwood Scrubs prison for its Further Education and Skills Annual Lecture. ...

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Ofsted further education and skills annual lecture 2013: seizing the moment

Ofsted further education and skills annual lecture 2013: seizing the moment

Wednesday, 09 October 2013

Matthew Coffey highlighted the state of prison education in the Ofsted further education and skills annual lecture 2013....

Over half of schools found to be failing pupils on religious education

Over half of schools found to be failing pupils on religious education

Wednesday, 09 October 2013

Schools and the government have failed to focus effectively on religious education, Ofsted has said....

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More than half of schools failing pupils on religious education

More than half of schools failing pupils on religious education

Sunday, 06 October 2013

Schools and the government have failed to focus effectively on religious education, Ofsted said today....

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New single framework for inspecting local authority services

New single framework for inspecting local authority services

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

One inspection for child protection, services for looked after children and care leavers, and local authority fostering and adoption....

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Careers guidance in schools not working well enough

Careers guidance in schools not working well enough

Thursday, 19 September 2013

A report published by Ofsted finds that the arrangements for careers guidance in schools are not working well enough....

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Ofsted reports on Medway Council following focused inspections

Ofsted reports on Medway Council following focused inspections

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Following inspections of 10 schools in Medway in June 2013, Ofsted has written to Medway Council to advise it of the findings....

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1 in 3 Suffolk children's primary school is not good enough

1 in 3 Suffolk children's primary school is not good enough

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Coordinated inspections in Suffolk to find out why the local authority has a disproportionate number of under-performing schools....

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Ofsted Chief welcomes rapid rise in school performance

Ofsted Chief welcomes rapid rise in school performance

Sunday, 08 September 2013

The Chief Inspector of Ofsted today hailed the 'unprecedented rate of national improvement' in school performance across England....

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Ofsted report to Bristol council following focused inspections

Ofsted report to Bristol council following focused inspections

Thursday, 05 September 2013

Following the inspections of 15 schools in Bristol in June 2013, Ofsted has written to Bristol City Council to advise it of the findings....

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Ofsted calls for swift improvement in pre schools and nurseries

Ofsted calls for swift improvement in pre schools and nurseries

Friday, 02 August 2013

Toughening up of early years inspections announced by Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills....

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School improvement arrangements in Norfolk and Isle of Wight unfit

School improvement arrangements in Norfolk and Isle of Wight unfit

Thursday, 25 July 2013

Ofsted give verdict on support and challenge provided to local schools by first councils visited under new inspection regime....

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Two in every five primary schools in Medway are not good enough

Two in every five primary schools in Medway are not good enough

Thursday, 27 June 2013

Inspections to find out why Medway has a disproportionate number of under-performing primary schools, and whether it is improving....

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Ofsted reports to East Riding council after focused inspections

Ofsted reports to East Riding council after focused inspections

Thursday, 27 June 2013

Following inspections of 15 East Riding schools, Ofsted has written to East Riding of Yorkshire council to advise of the findings....

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Unseen children

Unseen children

Thursday, 20 June 2013

Given at Church House, Westminster, on 20 June 2013 to launch the report Unseen children: educational access and achievement 20 years on....

Too many of England's poorest let down by education system

Too many of England's poorest let down by education system

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Too many of England’s poorest children continue to be let down by the education system....

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