@Ofstednews inspections to be done remotely  Commenting on Ofsted’s decision to delay inspections until at least 8 March, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said:  

A new report from @OfstedNews has found that pupils' engagement and motivation remains a significant challenge for schools providing remote education.

Daniel Muijs, our Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation (@Ofstednews), and Karl Sampson, Assistant Regional Director for the South West, discuss the role of multi-academy trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All planned @Ofsted_News inspection activity will be carried out remotely until after the February half term  We have reviewed our plans for the inspections of schools, early years and further education, which were due to begin next week. In light of a change in emphasis from the government and clear advice to ‘act as if you have the virus’ over the next few weeks, we have decided that all planned inspection activity will be carried out remotely until after the February half term.

@Ofsted_News has published some advice to help school and college leaders and teachers develop their remote education offer: