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Heads’ union to ask its executive and council if members should be urged to withdraw from work as Ofsted inspectors

Ofsted is pushing ahead with its plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term

Improvements to school inspection are essential to drive up standards in schools, says education secretary

Watchdog confirms it will use the new inspection framework in monitoring visits to assess schools that it has told to improve under the current framework

The school inspectorate has published its report and accounts for the 2024-25 academic year – here’s what you need to know

Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities

There will be a reduced number of inspections in the first two months as the watchdog seeks to address sector concerns

Ofsted chief inspector defends area SEND inspections, which he says have helped to push the government towards reforms

If Ofsted is intent on keeping its November start date for new inspections, it needs to do a lot more to help the sector be ready, argues Steve Rollett

Watchdog will host a series of webinars on new-style inspections after announcing that schools will only get half a term’s notice on its finalised plans

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month, we talk to Sir Michael Wilshaw, former chief inspector of Ofsted

Sir Martyn Oliver says he’s sorry that schools will get less than a term’s notice before new-style inspections with report cards are introduced