Why are ESFA keeping a low profile over Learndirect?
So, Learndirect have failed in their attempt to avoid ‘justice’, and now what many of us have known for some time is out in the…
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.
Speech: Ofsted’s Chief Inspector writes about safety culture in schools
Amanda Spielman encourages school leaders to make decisions based on their experienced judgement. In the run up to the summer holidays, the streets around Ofsted’s…
Ofsted to manage inspectors in-house
Ofsted has said it will manage all FE and school inspectors in-house from September 2015 to give it more control over their selection, training and…
Ofsted round-up – This week: Inspectors visit two northern providers
Executive Training Solutions Limited, Newcastle Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards…
Ofsted round-up – This week: Inspectors visit councils across the UK
Slough Borough Council Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade…
Ofsted round-up – This week: Inspectors downgrade i2i’s self assessment to inadequate
Condition Training Limited, Greater Manchester Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards…
Ofsted round-up – This week: VLEs come under the eye of inspectors
Virtual Learning Environments: an evaluation of their development in a sample of educational settings With the routine use of computers becoming all pervasive, there is…
FE Colleges on Upward Trend in Four Year Report, says Ofsted Chief Inspector
“ David Bell, the Chief Inspector for the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), addressed the Association of Colleges (AoC) Conference this morning to establish…
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted, addresses the Association of Colleges annual confe
“ The Chief Inspector of Ofsted yesterday pledged the organisation to continue its close scrutiny of colleges citing the majority of FE institutions who “welcomed…