Inspection

The latest news, analysis and opinion on inspections at schools in the UK and overseas, from updates to inspection frameworks and guidance on how to prepare

Tuesday

26th Jul 2022

Ofsted doesn’t know how many deep dives each subject gets
Exclusive: ‘Astonishing’ that Ofsted can’t say how much scrutiny individual subjects received this year, says former inspector
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Wednesday

20th Jul 2022

Ofsted criticises schools for over-focusing on exams
Eight Ofsted findings on how schools have been helping pupils to recover from Covid disruption to their learning
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Monday

18th Jul 2022

Ofsted visits during heatwave ‘entirely inappropriate’
Ofsted confirms to ÌÇÐÄVlog that school inspections have gone ahead today despite the red Met Office warning of extreme heat
Ofsted has been urged to halt school inspections in the final week of term because of the extreme heat.

Friday

15th Jul 2022

Scottish school inspectors to carry out ‘at least 250’ visits
Inspection has been suspended in Scotland since the start of the pandemic but will resume in August
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Thursday

14th Jul 2022

Revealed: How Ofsted rated its back to school performance
Inspectorate is asked to increase inspections and reduce its headcount as it resumed full programme of school visits
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Schools face asbestos inspections from September
The inspections will examine how schools are meeting requirements for managing the risks from the dangerous building material on their sites
Ofsted: 70% of ‘requires improvement’ schools moved up
More than two-thirds of schools rated ‘requires improvement’ moved to ‘good’ or better in graded inspection this year
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Monday

11th Jul 2022

Ofsted: Six changes to school inspection from September
The inspectorate has updated its school inspection handbook. Here is everything you need to know
Ofsted: Six changes to school inspection from September

Friday

8th Jul 2022

Covid: Spielman regrets Ofsted not going into schools sooner in 2020
Chief inspector also said teachers should not be campaigners in the classroom, in a keynote speech to education leaders today
Amanda Spielman has said that Covid has fractured the social contract in education between parents and schools.

Monday

4th Jul 2022

Coasting schools: New Ofsted rule is ‘sword of Damocles’ for heads
Headteachers’ leaders speak out over Department for Education plan to move schools that are twice rated less than ‘good’ into MATs
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Thursday

30th Jun 2022

Plan to academise ‘coasting’ schools goes ahead despite Ofsted fears
New powers will allow the DfE to place an academy order on a school that has had two Ofsted ratings less than ‘good’
The DfE is pushing ahead with the plan to create new powers to intervene at schools with two consecutive less than good judgements

Monday

27th Jun 2022

National categorisation of schools to end in Wales
Schools will no longer be colour coded depending on their performance – but inspection is to become more frequent
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