UNBELIEVABLE: 10 | History Defined

Private firms ran almost all care homes forced to shut for breaches in England

Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Children in youth offender institutions in England denied access to education, report finds

Joint review by chief of Ofsted and prisons chief inspector discovers children kept in cells to avoid conflict

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024

Assisted dying is much more than a party political issue

If the prime minister has welcomed the debate in parliament, it is surely because he recognises changing public opinion

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024

Area guide to Walthamstow: ghost hunter and Uncanny podcaster Danny Robins on his 'friendly' home

Uncanny podcaster Danny Robins tells Charlotte Duck how his London neighbourhood inspired EastEnders and is on the verge of a cultural revolution

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2024

Ofsted school inspections aren’t consistent, research shows – freelance and male inspectors are more lenient

Ofsted, England’s schools inspectorate, has been under significant scrutiny for the stress and mental distress it causes teachers.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2024

A wishlist for better Ofsted school inspections

Letters: Roger Nichols says teachers’ needs must also be recognised, while Frank Coffield says the new model of inspection must be collaborative. Plus a letter from Karen Lewton

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

It’s all cisterns go for the modern home

Brief letters: Kevin McCloud | Book lice | Heart symbols | Ofsted gradings | Medicinal properties of Guinness

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024

There’s no guarantee of a rose garden on the road to recovery

Letters: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Ofsted reform | Trollope’s bottled porter | Guinness while giving blood | Boxing Day menu

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Good riddance. Ofsted’s one-word ranking system for schools never made any sense

‘Outstanding, ‘good’, ‘requires improvement’ … none of the labels meant what they were supposed to. But so much depended on them, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

Ofsted grading change is putting 'feelings' above 'facts', says Britain's strictest headteacher

‘Abolishing judgments because of leaders feeling bad is a nod in the wrong direction. It is an indulgence of the tyranny of feelings being more important than facts’ - Katharine Birbalsingh

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024