An analysis of Ofsted’s golden thread of inclusion and disadvantage in school inspection & how headteachers can prepare ...

Ofsted's new 'traffic light' rating system comes into force this week - does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert ...

Discover how school leaders can prepare for Ofsted’s crucial 90-minute call under the new inspection framework ...

The early years sector has cautiously welcomed Ofsted’s new inspection framework, with its focus on education and aims to cut down on paperwork and data, but teaching unions have been more critical.

From today, early years providers will be subject to a stricter inspection under Ofsted's revised framework. The new framework, effective from today (4 November), sees the Ofsted rating of ...

Ofsted is considering a new assessment to ensure schools are looking after pupils’ mental health and wellbeing, The Sunday Telegraph understands. The move would be part of a wider shake up of the ...

Ofsted’s school inspections framework is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to vulnerable children, the chair of the National Association of Virtual School Headteachers (NAVSH) has said. Patrick Ward ...

Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities' children's services across 2026 and 2027. Ofsted confirms plans to ...

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver ...

On average, three children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental health condition – and many more go through periods when they struggle to cope. There is mounting evidence that this mental ...

Children’s social care services rated ‘inadequate’ will no longer face inspection under the single inspection framework (SIF) following an evaluation of the new regulatory regime, Ofsted has announced ...

Councils will still be graded by Ofsted in relation to children needing help and protection, children in care, care leavers ...