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A report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) finds that support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who do not attend school full-time is too inconsistent.
Annual report sees great work being done by education and care professionals but there are concerns about the rapid growth in children’s homes, and outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable children remain poorer than their …
Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities’ children’s services across 2026 and 2027.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth.
The Secretary of State for Education has requested that we pause our routine inspections of national professional qualifications for the remainder of the academic year 2025/26.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Association of Colleges Annual Conference in Birmingham.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Schools and Academies Show in Birmingham.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2025 Young Carers Futures Conference in London.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Confederation of School Trusts 2025 annual conference in Birmingham.
In an open letter, Chief Inspector Sir Martyn Oliver thanks education leaders across England.
Ofsted has today published its 17th annual report on the effectiveness of care, welfare and training arrangements for recruits, trainees and officer cadets in the Armed Forces.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2025 Childcare and Education Expo in Coventry.
Starting in the autumn of 2025, inspections will consider local areas’ multi-agency responses to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
Today, Ofsted has set out a renewed approach to education inspection that will give parents better and more detailed information, is fairer on professionals, and – crucially – will help raise standards for all children.
In response to the serious risk of harm to children, Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification about Oakhill STC to the Secretary of State for Justice, Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector sets out the intention to invoke the urgent notification process for Oakhill Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.
Ofsted has today announced several measures to reassure education providers about the November roll-out of inspections under the renewed inspection framework.
Ofsted has today announced a full programme of sector engagement to be launched in September when the final set of education inspection reforms are published.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2025 Festival of Education.
The report looks at how Ofsted might consider vulnerability in the context of its inspection and regulation work.
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