News

Sixth form students studying narrower range of A-level subjects, report finds

Decoupling AS and A-levels looks to have hit take-up for humanities while students 'increasingly' choosing from single subject group

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
AI, Colleges

Ministers plan to appoint edtech evidence checkers

Experts to scrutinise classroom impact of technology tools as part of new AI training package for teachers worth up...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments

The government will respond to MPs' concerns this Thursday

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Former Ofsted chief to lead watchdog’s independent review

Inquiry will look at whether watchdog's policies for responding to tragic incidents need to be revised after Ruth Perry...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

Ofsted rolls out key complaints process changes

Watchdog also beefs up its policy on pausing inspections

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Keegan refuses to retract remarks about punching Ofsted inspectors

Education secretary says comment was 'light-hearted' and she 'clearly would not be punching anyone, or advocating anyone else do...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted website change will show ‘component’ grades – Oliver

Visitors to watchdog's website will see sub-judgments like 'quality of education' and 'leadership and management' on provider pages

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Big Listen: Ofsted explores ‘withholding’ safeguarding failure reports

Sir Martyn Oliver vows to listen to criticism and ideas for 'big reforms'

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey and Josh Mellor
Ofsted, SEND

Ofsted to examine how SEND pupils are prepared for adulthood

Inspectors will visit a 'small number of areas' to look at a 'particular aspect of SEND in-depth'

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey