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Amanda Spielman’s speech at the Big Conversation, 2023

Amanda Spielman’s speech at the Big Conversation, 2023

Monday, 30 January 2023

Ofsted's Chief Inspector reflects on the last year in early education and explores the features of our early years research reviews....

New visits to understand children’s experience of alternative provision

New visits to understand children’s experience of alternative provision

Thursday, 26 January 2023

Ofsted and the CQC have published guidance for the first series of thematic visits to be carried out under the new area SEND inspection arrangements....

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Amanda Spielman's speech to the University of Oxford’s department of education

Amanda Spielman's speech to the University of Oxford’s department of education

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Ofsted's Chief Inspector spoke at the annual lecture about how Ofsted uses research and its wider use in the education sector....

Schools continue to improve since pandemic

Schools continue to improve since pandemic

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

More schools in England are now good or outstanding with the latest inspection outcomes showing a continuing trend of improvement since the pandemic. ...

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Ofsted Annual Report: Pandemic recovery slowed by workforce crisis in children’s education and care

Ofsted Annual Report: Pandemic recovery slowed by workforce crisis in children’s education and care

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

This year’s Ofsted Annual Report describes the extent to which education and children’s social care have recovered in the wake of the pandemic....

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A new judgement for care leavers

A new judgement for care leavers

Friday, 02 December 2022

Ofsted publishes the outcomes of a consultation for a new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers....

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Improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND

Improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) publish a report on the area SEND consultation and a new area SEND inspection framework....

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Hundreds of formerly outstanding schools reinspected

Hundreds of formerly outstanding schools reinspected

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Today Ofsted has published a commentary on inspection outcomes for previously exempt outstanding schools reinspected in 2021/22....

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Local authorities having to find homes for children at the ‘last minute’

Local authorities having to find homes for children at the ‘last minute’

Friday, 18 November 2022

An Ofsted report published today, finds that local authorities are struggling to find homes for children coming into care....

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Early education is vital for children born in lockdown

Early education is vital for children born in lockdown

Monday, 14 November 2022

Ofsted has published the first in a series of reviews on early years education....

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Skills Bootcamps will help plug skills gaps, but improvements are needed

Skills Bootcamps will help plug skills gaps, but improvements are needed

Wednesday, 09 November 2022

Ofsted has today published findings from a thematic survey of the quality of education provided in Skills Bootcamps....

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Schools need more specialist help for primary age children with additional needs

Schools need more specialist help for primary age children with additional needs

Tuesday, 08 November 2022

New Ofsted research, published today, finds a lack of access to specialist help means more primary school children with additional needs are being ref...

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Amanda Spielman's speech at the 2022 National Children and Adult Services conference

Amanda Spielman's speech at the 2022 National Children and Adult Services conference

Thursday, 03 November 2022

Ofsted's Chief Inspector spoke at the National Children and Adult Services (NCASC) annual conference....

Reading should be explicitly taught even in secondary schools

Reading should be explicitly taught even in secondary schools

Monday, 31 October 2022

Today Ofsted has published a research report looking at how high-performing secondary schools provide targeted support for struggling readers....

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Better assessment needed to get the most out of tutoring

Better assessment needed to get the most out of tutoring

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Ofsted has today published the first of 2 independent reviews of the government’s flagship tutoring programme in schools and further education provide...

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Providers committed to making T levels a success, but challenges remain

Providers committed to making T levels a success, but challenges remain

Monday, 24 October 2022

An Ofsted report published today evaluates the quality of the new T-level courses. ...

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Joint targeted area inspections to focus on early help for children and families

Joint targeted area inspections to focus on early help for children and families

Friday, 07 October 2022

Ofsted, CQC and HMICFRS have published guidance for the thematic focus on early help for families, as part of their programme of joint targeted area i...

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Poor infrastructure hampering Armed Forces initial training

Poor infrastructure hampering Armed Forces initial training

Thursday, 06 October 2022

Ofsted has published its 14th annual report on the effectiveness of care and welfare arrangements for recruits, trainees and officer cadets....

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Ofsted: Concerns over damaging impact of staff shortages on children’s social care

Ofsted: Concerns over damaging impact of staff shortages on children’s social care

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

A new report looks at the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's social care....

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Education providers resilient as COVID challenges continue

Education providers resilient as COVID challenges continue

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

Ofsted has today published the third set of briefings in a series looking at the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers....

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Yvette Stanley’s speech to the ADCS conference 2022

Yvette Stanley’s speech to the ADCS conference 2022

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

A keynote speech by Ofsted's National Director, Social Care and Regulation, at the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) conference....

Changes to inspection handbooks for September 2022

Changes to inspection handbooks for September 2022

Monday, 11 July 2022

Ofsted has today published updated inspection handbooks for all our education remits. ...

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Amanda Spielman’s speech to the Festival of Education, 2022

Amanda Spielman’s speech to the Festival of Education, 2022

Friday, 08 July 2022

Ofsted's Chief Inspector reflects on the last year in education and looks forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead....

Many children placed in homes far away from their families amid national sufficiency challenge

Many children placed in homes far away from their families amid national sufficiency challenge

Friday, 08 July 2022

An Ofsted report published today suggests that there are too few suitable places to keep children in care close to home. ...

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Amanda Spielman at the AELP National Conference 2022

Amanda Spielman at the AELP National Conference 2022

Monday, 27 June 2022

Ofsted's Chief Inspector spoke at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) annual conference....

Ofsted launches consultation on care leavers inspection judgement

Ofsted launches consultation on care leavers inspection judgement

Monday, 20 June 2022

The consultation asks for views on a proposed new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers. ...

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Amanda Spielman’s speech to the Confederation of School Trusts

Amanda Spielman’s speech to the Confederation of School Trusts

Thursday, 16 June 2022

A speech by Ofsted's Chief Inspector at the Confederation of School Trusts’ annual conference....

Ofsted and CQC launch consultation on new inspection framework for SEND provision

Ofsted and CQC launch consultation on new inspection framework for SEND provision

Monday, 13 June 2022

A consultation from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission presents a new draft framework for inspecting SEND provision for children and young people....

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English ‘fundamental’ to pupils’ educational success

English ‘fundamental’ to pupils’ educational success

Monday, 23 May 2022

Ofsted has published the latest in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. Today’s review looks at English.? ...

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Computing education essential in technologically diverse world

Computing education essential in technologically diverse world

Monday, 16 May 2022

Ofsted has published the latest in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. Today’s review looks at computing....

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