The first FE provider to receive Ofsted’s new highest mark has been revealed – as the watchdog published the first batch of ...

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All Hallows Catholic School in Farnham has been rated a “strong school” following an Ofsted inspection in November.

Ark Castledown Primary Academy in Priory Road, Hastings, has been rated ‘exceptional’ for inclusion and ‘strong standard’ in ...

A Carlisle-based training provider has achieved an exceptional rating in adult learning under Ofsted’s new inspection framework.

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 ...

Susan Gregory, national director education, Ofsted, maps out the changes which will encourage providers to take stronger ownership of their inspections in the future. Following the recent review of ...

Revisions to the inspections framework for early education practitioners and childminders strengthens the focus on children's ...

Ofsted has delayed setting out its final plan for school inspections in England until September – just weeks before new report cards are due to be rolled out. The watchdog had planned to publish its ...

The framework, which comes into effect in November, means that there will be one inspection for child protection, services for looked-after children and care leavers, and local authority fostering and ...

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Ofsted has hit back at concerns over its new framework for inspecting children's homes, insisting it is "not vastly different, just clearer". Ofsted has hit back at concerns over its new framework for ...