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Amid ongoing calls to rethink how Ofsted operates, a senior trust leader says it’s vital that school leaders are supported by the wider organisation before, during and after any inspection

NEU survey of 1,500 members finds that a quarter said recent inspection experience had made them want to leave teaching

The NAHT is launching a campaign to stop graded Ofsted inspections, warning that the latest framework poses a ‘risk to life’

Experts warn of ‘serious flaws’ in the watchdog’s framework and question why schools with higher levels of SEND and disadvantaged pupils are getting lower grades

The removal of Penta, which carried out more than half of British Schools Overseas inspections, puts the two remaining inspectorates under pressure – but they say they are ready

Two years on from the decision to scrap headline Ofsted inspection judgements, ÌÇÐÄVlog examines what difference this has made to schools and leaders

All inspections should be paused to protect school leaders’ wellbeing in light of the watchdog’s decision to press on with an inspection when a head was absent undergoing cancer treatment, says ASCL leader

Watchdog apologises for the timing of the inspection, as campaigners demand that the deferral request system for small schools be changed

Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

A new DfE ‘similar schools’ measure, launching this September, is aimed at helping the government and Ofsted to understand how well pupils in one school are achieving compared with those in schools in a similar context

With the government planning trust-level inspections, the National Governance Association warns against judging MATs by looking at the overall performance of their schools

Association of British Schools Overseas welcomes the decision that it says ensures the integrity of the government kitemark is protected