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The seven external reference groups include MAT CEOs, academics and Ofsted staff

Ahead of government and Ofsted consultations on a new school inspections system, ÌÇÐÄVlog 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

While the reforms announced by Ofsted are welcome, change at the watchdog must go deeper, says the chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable

In an interview with ÌÇÐÄVlog, 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

The chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable explains how the tide has turned against single-word Ofsted judgements, and why today’s decision is a ‘champagne moment’

In today’s ÌÇÐÄVlog Daily newsletter, editor Jon Severs offers his view on why we need to interrogate the DfE’s decision to scrap single-word overall grades more deeply

Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement

Concern raised by official statistics watchdog over the way Ofsted records ‘incomplete’ inspections

Ofsted has published its annual accounts report. Here is everything you need to know