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Academy schools get lower Ofsted ratings, research suggests

Fewer than half of academy schools improved their Ofsted rating from ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’ over four years.

The Independent UK

'Widespread failures' found across council's children's services

A recent Ofsted report found the council's services to be inadequate with the response to child sexual and criminal exploitation

Liverpool Echo

PM cracks down on school truancy in England and plans to give all children the ‘opportunity to thrive’

Stricter controls on school attendance and greater powers to Ofsted announced in new Schools Bill

Wales Online

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'Happy and inclusive' Nottingham primary school praised by Ofsted

It has gone 'above and beyond'

Nottingham Post

Worst secondary schools in England as rated by Ofsted - see your child's

Secondary schools across the country are struggling to recover from the pandemic while also battling to maintain the high standards expected by Ofsted

Daily Mirror

Queen’s speech set to include crackdown on unregulated schools

Proposals to include threat of jail and unlimited fines for proprietors who ignore safeguarding concerns

The Guardian - UK

Prison firm made £11m in year Ofsted raised alarm about safety at youth jail

Exclusive: MTC profits across UK operations soared before early termination of £50m contract to run Rainsbrook facility near Rugby

The Guardian - UK

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England's worst primary schools as 100 rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted - see list

Almost 100 primary schools across the country have been rated 'inadequate' by the government education watchdog Ofsted and face a battle to improve standards

Daily Mirror

New powers to shut down illegal schools announced

DfE has said its work closing illegal schools has been ‘slow’ in the past.

The Independent UK

Investigation finds school failed vulnerable children and misled Ofsted

Board at Holland Park school expresses ‘deep regrets’ as damning report concludes ‘every complaint happened’

The Guardian - UK

Newark school 'bitterly disappointed' with first Ofsted report

It has been rated 'requires improvement'

Nottingham Post

New boss of Kenton Schools Academy Trust in Newcastle vows to up standards

The recently appointed CEO of Kenton Schools Academy Trust, Ian Kershaw, said motivation and hard work will improve outcomes of pupils

Chronicle Live

Anfield primary school "requires improvement" according to Ofsted

Inspection was held in February by national body

Liverpool Echo

Children 'very distressed' as nursery shut down after devastating Ofsted report

Channings Childcare will shut one of its Rochdale nurseries after Ofsted inspectors found a series of issues, including that the bathroom door was often locked meaning that older children who are toilet trained often have accidents

Daily Mirror

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Daily Record

Nursery closes down after ‘devastating’ Ofsted report found children were put ‘at risk’

The facility was previously rated as 'good' but after the education watchdog carried out an inspection last month it was branded 'inadequate' in their report.

Manchester Evening News

Nursery closes for good after 'devastating' Ofsted report found children were put 'at risk'

Previously rated as ‘good’, the nursery has been branded ‘inadequate’ by the education watchdog after officials carried out an inspection last month.

Nottingham Post

Ruddington infant school's 'state of uncertainty' leads to 'requires improvement' Ofsted rating

It has dropped from 'outstanding' to 'requires improvement'

The Independent UK

Zahawi writes to all schools to urge take-up of tutoring programme

In additional the Department for Education will share data on schools’ use of the scheme with Ofsted.

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Daily Record

Tragedy as baby in dirty drug addict home died at just a few weeks old

Social workers were only able to make checks on children through a window during lockdown, according to a new report.

Manchester Evening News

Inadequate nursery left children to watch TV and play on ‘unchecked’ tablets

“Staff do not consider children's next steps in learning or support these development goals through well-thought-out activities."

The Independent UK

Report calls for primary school exclusions to be banned by 2026

The research also said no school should be graded ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted without being inclusive.

The Independent UK

School leaders debate intervention from Zahawi over cancelled gay author visit

NAHT to debate whether Nadhim Zahawi should investigate the appointment of new governors who are ‘riding roughshod’ over the rules.

The Guardian - UK

The Tories have decimated children’s futures. Now, they want more nursery cuts

Years of brutalism have stunted early years care. After this latest plan to cut more staff, many children may never catch up, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted criticises archdiocese over ban on gay author’s visit to Catholic school

Staff and pupils at London secondary left ‘angry and confused’ after event was cancelled ‘unilaterally’

The Independent UK

Cancellation of LGBT author’s Catholic school visit ‘left pupils unnerved’

Ofsted carried out a snap inspection of the school after an intervention by Southwark Archdiocese saw the planned visit axed

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