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

Thursday

20th May 2021

Revealed: what parents really think about Ofsted
The watchdog has published its latest annual parents’ survey. Here are the key findings
Exclusive: Ofsted’s Sean Harford to leave watchdog
High-profile national director of education is set to leave his role at the inspectorate at the end of August
Schools’ handling of Covid backed by 90% of parents
Ofsted’s annual parents survey finds nine in ten think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well

Wednesday

19th May 2021

Ofsted: NQTs need extra help after Covid disruption
Trainee teachers have had less opportunity to learn through school placements because of the pandemic, watchdog warns
Revealed: ‘Alarming’ pupil sex misconduct in primaries
EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals ‘huge amounts of sexualised language’ and girls feeling ‘judged’, as 1/3 primary staff report pupil misconduct

Tuesday

18th May 2021

Exclusive: Schools could go longer without Ofsted visit
Ofsted and DfE set to extend the statutory window in which schools must be inspected by two more years, ÌÇÐÄVlog understands

Thursday

13th May 2021

Not enough support for SEND pupils, warns Ofsted
Watchdog finds that some schools are delivering a curriculum that does not meet SEND pupils’ needs

Wednesday

12th May 2021

Ofsted ‘too close to DfE’ to run school sex abuse probe
National Education Union’s joint general secretary, Mary Bousted, claims watchdog appointed so that government can ‘control’ review

Tuesday

11th May 2021

Ofsted reveals concerns over primary school geography
Inspectorate warns that almost half of the schools it focused on last year were not meeting the national curriculum

Monday

10th May 2021

Ofsted to ‘review’ its impact on teacher wellbeing
Schools encouraged to sign up to the new Education Staff Wellbeing Charter after the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic

Friday

7th May 2021

Half of SEND inspections find ‘significant weaknesses’
And less than half of areas revisited by watchdog were making ‘sufficient progress’ in addressing all major issues, figures reveal

Thursday

6th May 2021

Ofsted plan to hit 90% MFL target is ‘unrealistic’
School leaders say primaries and secondaries working more closely on languages won’t be enough to meet EBacc target