Back into a routine: looking at schools, colleges and other providers in light of COVID
This is my first post as National Director (@Ofstednews), and it’s fitting to start with a thank you – to schools, colleges and other providers…
Ofsted inspection
Ofsted aims to improve lives by raising standards in education and children’s social care.
They are responsible for:
- The inspection and regulation of educational institutions including independent schools, state schools, academies and childcare facilities
- The inspection of agencies responsible for adoption, fostering and other social care services
- The inspection of other services for children and young people
- Carrying out research on education and social care
- Reporting on the above institutions and relaying the information to the government
What happens during an inspection?
Inspectors will talk to a range of pupils and staff about important aspects of the school’s work. Inspectors will also take account of external views of the school’s performance. This may include any evaluation of the school’s performance by the local authority.
Further education and skills inspections and outcomes: management information from September 2021 to August 2022
Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year and most recent inspection outcomes. Data will be updated monthly, around the 10th working day of…
Risk assessment methodology for good state-funded schools
This is the risk assessment process that Ofsted uses to assist in scheduling for inspections of good primary and secondary state-funded schools. Applies to England…
Ofsted launches consultation for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes
The consultation contains proposals on new inspection arrangements for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes. We have launched a consultation on new arrangements for interim…
Social care common inspection framework review: interim inspections of children’s homes and residential holiday schemes for disabled children
Applies to England Summary Ofsted seeks your views on proposed changes to the way they carry out interim inspections of children’s homes and…
Suspension of PGL settings on Ofsted childcare register
Ofsted finds serious safeguarding issues at 4 PGL settings and immediately suspends each of the registrations. This week we undertook inspections of 5 PGL centres…
Initial teacher education: inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2022
Official statistics covering outcomes from initial teacher education inspections in the 2021 to 2022 academic year. These statistics will be released in November 2022
Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes in England: August 2022
Provisional data for the period 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022. These statistics will be released in November 2022
Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 August 2022
This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2022. These statistics will be released in…
State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2022
Provisional data for the period April to August 2022 and revised data for the period September 2021 to March 2022. These statistics will be released…