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Vulnerable children face frequent violence and excessive use of force at Oakhill Secure Training Centre, while living conditions are ‘dilapidated’, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the CQC find.
Father and daughter sentenced for running illegal school
Press release
A headteacher and her father were today (11 October) sentenced for running an unregistered school in south London.
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre has been downgraded to inadequate by inspectors, the lowest possible rating.
Ofsted has been asked by the government to carry out an independent review of two key catch-up reforms: tutoring and teachers’ professional development.
Ofsted and HMI Prisons say it is time to give prison education ‘the attention it deserves’
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The Chief Inspectors of Ofsted and HMIP have written a joint commentary discussing the impact of COVID-19 on prison education and announcing the launch of a new prison education review.
Ofsted's plans: 2021
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Guidance and details of our plans as part of a phased return to full inspection.
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