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Ofsted announces measures to tackle under performance

Ofsted announces measures to tackle under performance

Thursday, 17 January 2013

Focused school inspections are taking place to tackle local area under-performance....

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New inspection framework for independent schools

New inspection framework for independent schools

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

New framework for non-association independent schools in England will raise expectations for further improvement....

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Single national inspection of Cafcass performance

Single national inspection of Cafcass performance

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Consultation on changes to the inspection of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)....

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Children tell us: train staff so they don't need to use restraint

Children tell us: train staff so they don't need to use restraint

Tuesday, 04 December 2012

Today the Office of the Children’s Rights Director has published a report called Children’s views on restraint....

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The importance of leadership in the education and skills system

The importance of leadership in the education and skills system

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Strong leadership at every level is critical if England wants to have a world class education and skills system....

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A state of the nation picture on adoption

A state of the nation picture on adoption

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Ofsted’s first adoption statistics are published today, providing a comprehensive picture of adoption in England....

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Qualifications alone will not ensure learners find work

Qualifications alone will not ensure learners find work

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

'Promoting enterprise in college vocational courses' looks at 15 colleges who excel in teaching students enterprise-related skills....

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Consultation on the inspection of Sure Start Children's Centres

Consultation on the inspection of Sure Start Children's Centres

Monday, 29 October 2012

Ofsted has today launched a consultation on proposals for a revised framework for the inspection of Sure Start Children’s Centres....

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Money spent on management fees cutting quality of apprenticeships

Money spent on management fees cutting quality of apprenticeships

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

The 'Ensuring quality in apprenticeships' report has been published by Ofsted today to look at apprenticeships in more detail....

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Communication is the key to deaf children's development

Communication is the key to deaf children's development

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Deaf children’s entitlement to communicate and be communicated with is fundamental to their development and progress....

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Tackling educational disadvantage for children in care

Tackling educational disadvantage for children in care

Thursday, 11 October 2012

New report shows the gap between educational achievement of children in care and their peers continues to widen....

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Developing music partnerships in schools

Developing music partnerships in schools

Friday, 05 October 2012

A report published today by Ofsted highlights the benefits and pitfalls of partnership working in music education....

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How colleges improve

How colleges improve

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Strong governance, leadership and self-assessment is key to college success, says new Ofsted report....

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Learner View: helping learners have a voice

Learner View: helping learners have a voice

Monday, 24 September 2012

Learner View, a website enabling learners to rate their further education and skills provider launches today....

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Schools should ensure that all pupils achieve their best

Schools should ensure that all pupils achieve their best

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Ofsted produces 3 reports to help schools improve to be at least ‘good’ and ensure that all pupils achieve to the best of their ability....

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More focused inspection to drive improvements in early years

More focused inspection to drive improvements in early years

Monday, 03 September 2012

Inspectors will give greater attention to the progress children make in their learning...

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'Good' now minimum standard Ofsted expects from schools

'Good' now minimum standard Ofsted expects from schools

Monday, 03 September 2012

From today all schools inspected by Ofsted must, at a minimum, be judged as ‘good’ to be good enough for our children....

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Protecting disabled children

Protecting disabled children

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Disabled children are at risk of slipping through the child protection net, according to an Ofsted report published today....

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New method to help measure the happiness of children developed

New method to help measure the happiness of children developed

Friday, 20 July 2012

Dr Roger Morgan, Children's Rights Director, has created a questionnaire based on things young people might say about themselves....

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Access and achievement expert panel

Access and achievement expert panel

Monday, 16 July 2012

Ofsted announced details of the expert panel that will look into access and achievement issues to inform a major report....

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Courses for jobseekers are not leading them into employment

Courses for jobseekers are not leading them into employment

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Today Ofsted published its 'Skills for employment' report at its first annual learning and skills lecture....

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A major step forward for children's inspections

A major step forward for children's inspections

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Proposals for a multi-agency inspection for the protection of children and a separate inspection for looked after children and care leavers....

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Staff need more help to tackle bullying in schools

Staff need more help to tackle bullying in schools

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Ofsted has published a report that looks at what schools can do to create a positive school culture and to prevent and tackle bullying....

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Major review of access and achievement in education

Major review of access and achievement in education

Friday, 15 June 2012

The review will focus on the issues facing deprived communities and will aim to provide new solutions to long standing problems....

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Changes to education inspections announced

Changes to education inspections announced

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Ofsted changes inspections of schools, further education and skills, and initial teacher education....

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Every pupil needs a good mathematics education

Every pupil needs a good mathematics education

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Mathematics: made to measure emphasises the importance for every pupil to have the best possible mathematics education....

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Apprentices more successful if they complete work experience

Apprentices more successful if they complete work experience

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

People who do work experience, course tasters or vocational study more likely to make good progress in apprenticeships than those who don't....

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New approach to the inspection of secure training centres

New approach to the inspection of secure training centres

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) have published a consultation on a new joint framework for the inspection of secure training c...

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Delay in court proceedings keep children waiting for adoption

Delay in court proceedings keep children waiting for adoption

Monday, 02 April 2012

The most significant cause for delays in children needing adoption is the length of time it takes for cases to be completed in court....

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Too few pupils develop creativity through confident drawing

Too few pupils develop creativity through confident drawing

Friday, 30 March 2012

Only 2 out of 5 primary schools provided good or better education in art, craft and design....

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