Consultation outcome

Education inspection framework 2019: inspecting the substance of education

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

This is a report on the outcomes of the consultation on proposals for changes to the education inspection framework (EIF) from September 2019. The changes relate to the inspection of registered early years provision, maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools and further education and skills providers.

With this report we have also published research on inspecting the curriculum and revising our inspection methodology, and an equality, diversity and inclusion statement.

View the final framework and handbooks for the education inspection framework and a report on inspecting the curriculum.


Original consultation

Summary

Ofsted seeks your views on our proposals for changes to the education inspection framework from September 2019.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

Alongside this consultation we have published the following materials:

Your feedback will help us refine and improve our proposed approach. We will consider all responses carefully before finalising and publishing the framework in summer 2019.

Documents

Education inspection framework 2019: inspecting the substance of education - questionnaire

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Published 16 January 2019
Last updated 29 July 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated paragraph 2, page 9 of the 'Equality, diversity and inclusion statement'.

  2. Added the consultation response report, a document on inspecting the curriculum and our inspection methodology and an equality, diversity and inclusion statement.

  3. First published.