ÌÇÐÄVlog

This week’s essential round-up includes the response to Ofsted’s announcement of changes; plus fears about the government’s national plan for music and the rise of part-time timetables

Less than a third of people are confident that Ofsted ratings provide an accurate assessment of how good a school is, a YouGov survey suggests

Commons Education Select Committee to look into Ofsted grading and the impact of inspection on teacher workload and wellbeing

Watchdog sets out roughly when school leaders can expect the call, as part of a raft of inspection changes

Ruth Perry’s sister voices disappointment that Ofsted’s planned changes do not include removing one-word school inspection judgements

Watchdog announces series of inspection changes in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Watchdog is planning to replace its ‘three-step’ complaints process to improve how it deals with schools’ concerns about their Ofsted inspections

Union leader raises alarm after schools minister complains about the government dropping English Baccalaureate from metrics measuring schools

Schools are resorting to submitting freedom of information requests to see Ofsted’s evidence base for school judgements but most bids are being rejected, ÌÇÐÄVlog can reveal

This week’s round-up includes the promise of ‘immediate’ changes to Ofsted inspections, the worrying number of teachers leaving the profession, and a KCSIE update

Education secretary Gillian Keegan said it has been deeply moving and poignant to work with Ruth Perry’s family and friends after second meeting

Leader of the NAHT school leaders’ union tells members that it is ‘actively exploring’ how it can work in conjunction with other groups to bring a legal action against Ofsted