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Ofsted has today published updates to its state-funded school inspection handbooks as well as its deferral, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy, ahead of routine school inspections returning on 23 September.
Ofsted, CQC, HMICFRS and HMI Probation undertake a programme of thematic joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) and the inspectorates have today published guidance for their thematic focus on domestic abuse.
Ofsted Big Listen
Consultation outcome
The Ofsted Big Listen asked for views across our work, from schools and children’s social care to teacher training and early years.
Building a better Ofsted: the response to the Big Listen
Press release
Ofsted has published a detailed response to its ‘Big Listen’ consultation, setting out how the inspectorate will reset its relationship with the sectors it inspects and regulates, while continuing to raise standards for children and learners.
Changes to ungraded inspections
Blog post
In this blog post, Lee Owston, National Director Education, discusses the planned changes to ungraded inspections and sets out the next steps.
Teachers’ access to high quality training variable and reliant on access to ‘Golden Thread’ reforms
Press release
Ofsted has today published the findings from phase 2 of its independent review of teachers’ professional development in schools.
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