Ofsted

High Court rejects NAHT’s Ofsted report card judicial review plea

Leaders' union 'will now consider an appeal' and will consult members about possibility of moving to industrial action

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

‘One bad employer’ blamed for provider’s ‘inadequate’ Ofsted result

Inspectors found few apprentices released from work for off-the-job training

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

ASCL and NEU to support NAHT in legal action against Ofsted

A judicial review claim was filed in May, warning the new inspection framework will 'only increase high-stakes accountability and...

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Ofsted

Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey

Behavioural Insights Team also urges watchdog to 'emphasise' how to reduce the formality of conversations in inspector training

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Thriving providers are the ones who’ve stopped performing for Ofsted

Too many providers let data sit in dashboards instead of using it to shape strategy. National Grid’s forensic, forward-looking...

Jessica Hill
Kerry Boffey and Daniel Tingle
Ofsted

Ofsted reforms ‘the most sensible’ way forward, Oliver tells MPs

Chief inspector also praises watchdog’s ‘more human’ complaints process but admits to ‘concern’ over union tension

Billy Camden
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

ASCL drops Ofsted inspector threat – but mulls legal action

Union shelves plan to ask leaders to step down as inspectors - but says it has 'resolved to explore...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Ofsted

ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised

Watchdog urges leaders not to 'spend limited resources' on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars

John Dickens
John Dickens
Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ apprenticeship provider accuses Ofsted of creating ‘state of fear’

The firm unsuccessfully contested the rating

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel