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Changes to ungraded inspections
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In this blog post, Lee Owston, National Director Education, discusses the planned changes to ungraded inspections and sets out the next steps.
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Teachers’ access to high quality training variable and reliant on access to ‘Golden Thread’ reforms
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Ofsted has today published the findings from phase 2 of its independent review of teachers’ professional development in schools.
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Ofsted displays school sub-judgements on reports website
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From today, Ofsted will display each of the sub-judgements awarded to an individual school – alongside its overall effectiveness grade – at the top of its inspection report web page.
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Start for Life services helping babies achieve better outcomes, but more to do to support delivery
Press release
Ofsted and the CQC have today published a joint thematic review of Start for Life services, which provide support for parents from pregnancy until their baby is 2 years old.
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Sir Martyn Oliver spoke about the Big Listen, the changes Ofsted is making and taking the time to collaboratively build a better education system for all.
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‘Deep dives’ removed from ungraded inspections
Press release
Today, at the National Association of Headteacher’s (NAHT) Annual conference, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, announced changes to ungraded inspections.
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