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Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre branded inadequate by inspectors

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre branded inadequate by inspectors

Friday, 01 October 2021

Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has been downgraded to inadequate by inspectors, the lowest possible rating. ...

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Ofsted to carry out survey of effectiveness of Skills Bootcamps

Ofsted to carry out survey of effectiveness of Skills Bootcamps

Monday, 27 September 2021

Ofsted has been asked by the government to carry out a thematic survey of how well providers are developing and delivering Skills Bootcamps programmes...

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Ofsted to review two education catch up reforms

Ofsted to review two education catch up reforms

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Ofsted has been asked by the government to carry out an independent review of two key catch-up reforms: tutoring and teachers’ professional developmen...

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Ofsted launches updated guidance for summary evaluations of multi academy trusts

Ofsted launches updated guidance for summary evaluations of multi academy trusts

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Updated guidance explains how Ofsted will carry out summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts....

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Ofsted and HMI Prisons say it is time to give prison education ‘the attention it deserves’

Ofsted and HMI Prisons say it is time to give prison education ‘the attention it deserves’

Friday, 10 September 2021

The Chief Inspectors of Ofsted and HMIP have written a joint commentary discussing the impact of COVID-19 on prison education and announcing the launc...

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Amanda Spielman at researchED National Conference 2021

Amanda Spielman at researchED National Conference 2021

Monday, 06 September 2021

The Chief Inspector discussed Ofsted's research on education during the pandemic, remote education and curriculum....

Ofsted publishes annual report and accounts 2020 21

Ofsted publishes annual report and accounts 2020 21

Thursday, 15 July 2021

Today we have published our latest annual report and accounts for 2020 to 2021, highlighting our work and financial information for the last year. ...

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Building ‘layers of knowledge’ – what makes a great history education?

Building ‘layers of knowledge’ – what makes a great history education?

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Ofsted has published its latest research review looking at history education in schools....

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Simply ‘doing’ music is not enough

Simply ‘doing’ music is not enough

Monday, 12 July 2021

Ofsted has published its latest research review looking at music education in schools. ...

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Amanda Spielman at the 2021 ADCS conference

Amanda Spielman at the 2021 ADCS conference

Friday, 09 July 2021

Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed the impact of COVID-19 and recent work at the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) annual confere...

Inspections to look at how schools and colleges work to prevent sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sexual violence

Inspections to look at how schools and colleges work to prevent sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sexual violence

Monday, 28 June 2021

Ofsted has today published updated education inspection handbooks, clarifying how inspectors will assess how schools and colleges confront sexual hara...

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Ofsted's Chief Inspector at the Festival of Education, 2021

Ofsted's Chief Inspector at the Festival of Education, 2021

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Amanda Spielman gave a speech at the annual Festival of Education conference....

Inspectorates: Rainsbrook children and staff fear serious harm

Inspectorates: Rainsbrook children and staff fear serious harm

Friday, 18 June 2021

Serious and widespread failings at Rainsbrook secure training centre have put children and staff at risk of harm, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the Care Qua...

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Children’s social care survey results published

Children’s social care survey results published

Friday, 18 June 2021

Ofsted's annual survey captures the views of children and adults about children's social care settings....

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Ofsted publishes research review on geography

Ofsted publishes research review on geography

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Ofsted has published the fifth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at geography education....

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Children and young people with SEND disproportionately affected by pandemic

Children and young people with SEND disproportionately affected by pandemic

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Long-standing problems in the system of care for children and young people with SEND have been made even worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report ...

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Ofsted: culture change needed to tackle 'normalised’ sexual harassment in schools and colleges

Ofsted: culture change needed to tackle 'normalised’ sexual harassment in schools and colleges

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

Sexual harassment, including online sexual abuse, has become ‘normalised’ for children and young people, a review from Ofsted has found. ...

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Ofsted publishes research review on languages education

Ofsted publishes research review on languages education

Monday, 07 June 2021

Ofsted has published the fourth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at languages education....

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Ofsted publishes research review on mathematics education

Ofsted publishes research review on mathematics education

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Ofsted has published the third in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at mathematics education....

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Nearly 9 out of 10 parents say their child’s school handled COVID 19 well

Nearly 9 out of 10 parents say their child’s school handled COVID 19 well

Thursday, 20 May 2021

A large majority of parents (87%) think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to Ofsted’s annual Parents Survey for 2021,...

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Some pupils with SEND missing out on specialist support

Some pupils with SEND missing out on specialist support

Thursday, 13 May 2021

A new research report shows that some pupils with SEND in mainstream schools are not getting enough help to support their learning and development....

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Ofsted publishes research review on religious education

Ofsted publishes research review on religious education

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Ofsted has published the second in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. This review looks at religious education (RE)....

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Ofsted publishes science research review – the first in a series of subject reviews

Ofsted publishes science research review – the first in a series of subject reviews

Thursday, 29 April 2021

Ofsted has today published the first review in a new series looking at what makes for a high-quality education in different subjects across the curric...

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Amanda Spielman at the 2021 Annual Apprenticeship Conference

Amanda Spielman at the 2021 Annual Apprenticeship Conference

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman discussed the impact of COVID-19 and Ofsted's work at the annual Annual Apprenticeship Conference. ...

Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges

Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges

Wednesday, 07 April 2021

Ofsted has today published plans for a review into safeguarding policies and practices relating to sexual abuse in state and independent schools and c...

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Ofsted to publish new series of subject reviews and reports

Ofsted to publish new series of subject reviews and reports

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

From April, Ofsted will publish a series of subject reviews and reports, taking a ‘state of the nation’ look at curriculum quality across primary and ...

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Education inspections in the summer term

Education inspections in the summer term

Monday, 29 March 2021

Ofsted will not return to a full programme of graded inspections until September....

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Area SEND inspections to restart

Area SEND inspections to restart

Friday, 19 March 2021

Revisits to areas with a written statement of action will start from April 2021. Full inspection will resume from June 2021....

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Amanda Spielman's speech at the ASCL Annual Conference 2021

Amanda Spielman's speech at the ASCL Annual Conference 2021

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

A speech by Ofsted's Chief Inspector at the ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) Annual Conference 2021. ...

Ofsted to introduce new Cafcass inspections

Ofsted to introduce new Cafcass inspections

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Ofsted is set to introduce a new, more effective and proportionate approach to inspecting Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support ...

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