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‘Extra school day amid bad weather closures would be decision for ministers’

A number of schools across the country have been forced to close for a second day due to the freezing weather.

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Staff are fleeing education for better paid jobs, warns Ofsted

Children’s recovery from the pandemic is being hampered by a workforce crisis which means there are not enough teachers in schools and nurseries, Ofsted warned on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022

Watchdog fears some parents have ‘lost sight’ of need for school attendance

School closures amid the pandemic broke down the structure and routine of ‘getting children up and to school every day’, Ofsted said.

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Slip in outstanding schools may reflect years-old fall in standards – Ofsted

Hundreds of schools lost their top rank as the watchdog commenced its reinspections of those previously rated outstanding.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Ofsted downgrades more than 80% of outstanding schools inspected last year

Some of the schools had not been inspected for 13 years due to an exemption

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Hundreds of schools downgraded by Ofsted after first inspections in years

Some of the schools had not been inspected for 13 years due to an exemption after they were previously rated outstanding.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022

Ofsted downgrades hundreds of outstanding schools in England after first visit in 13 years

Of the 370 exempt schools deemed outstanding, only 17% kept their grade

Wales Online · Nov 22, 2022

Hundreds of schools in England lose outstanding status after reinspection

Only 17% of 370 top-rated schools kept their ranking after many years of exemption from oversight by education watchdog Ofsted

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

Outstanding schools downgraded in Ofsted re-inspections

Ofsted revealed that just 17% of the 370 schools which had a graded inspection retained their outstanding grade when they were re-inspected in the 2021-22 academic year

Chronicle Live · Nov 22, 2022

Rising number of migrant children in hotels ‘mistakenly identified as adults’

The chief inspector of Ofsted Amanda Spielman said she is worried that vulnerable children could be lost from sight and at risk of exploitation.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022