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The watchdog has not published any board minutes for meetings held after September 2023

Can the inspectorate’s new inclusion focus close a SEND ‘accountability gap’ – or could it shift criticism further onto schools? ����Vlog investigates

Matthew Purves has warned of a ‘big industry’ that seeks to ‘exploit the anxiety around school inspection’

Education services in Scotland must ‘take responsibility for their own improvement’, says ADES – ‘it isn’t possible to “inspect” improvement into a school or system’

Scottish schools do not receive overall ratings post-inspection – but they are graded on key aspects of their work and now secondary heads are calling for that to end

Matthew Purves tells ����Vlog how he will ensure lessons learned about quality and consistency of inspectors’ conduct will feed into Ofsted Academy, to help the watchdog ‘reset’ its relationship with schools

NAHT’s assistant general secretary also cautions against attempting to bolt Labour’s report card plan on to existing inspection system

Ahead of government and Ofsted consultations on a new school inspections system, ����Vlog looks at whether other parts of the public sector offer some clues as to how it might look

This week’s announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here’s what we know – and don’t know

In an interview with ����Vlog, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver explains the reforms announced in the wake of the Big Listen, including why ensuring that all inspection calls happen by Monday afternoon is a big deal

Schools can expect a new inspection framework and more scrutiny over how inclusive they are, as part of an Ofsted ‘evolution’ announced today

Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent review of Ofsted’s actions following the death of Ruth Perry suggests the inspectorate prioritised volume over quality