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Local authorities were misled into paying thousands of pounds of public money for children to be educated in an unsafe unregistered school, following Ofsted’s investigation.
A headteacher and her father have been found guilty of running an unregistered school in south London, in only the second prosecution of its kind.
Independent review of how the government monitors colleges’ finances and financial management.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New measures announced to continue raising standards in schools, including lifting the exemption on outstanding school inspections and more support for struggling schools.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, discusses accountability and autonomy and how you cannot have one without the other.
Ofsted introduces its new education inspection framework (EIF).
Ofsted's Chief Inspector has written to the Secretary of State for Education setting out Ofsted's findings after inspecting Steiner schools.
Lessons must be learnt after governors failed to act when college’s financial regulations contravened
Letter sent from Eileen Milner, chief executive of Education Skills Funding Agency, to chairs of governors at further education and sixth form colleges
Today’s report recommends that Ofsted be empowered to inspect trusts in order to strengthen their accountability.
Amanda Spielman's commentary discusses Ofsted's research into our role and responsibilities in regulating and inspecting multi-academy trusts.
New figures show 380,000 children are now studying in good or outstanding sponsored academies, up 80,000 since December 2017.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Amanda Spielman spoke at the innovate conference about design and technology in schools and colleges.
Only 16% of outstanding primary and secondary schools inspected this academic year retained their top Ofsted rating, according to official statistics published today.
Minimum standards notice to improve issued to Easton and Otley College by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
A minimum standards notice to improve issued to Morley College by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Ofsted has published the outcome of the consultation on its new education inspection framework, which will take effect from September 2019.
New research for Ofsted finds that a quarter of teachers have seen off-rolling happen in their schools.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed her visits to 3 schools in the North Yorkshire Coast Opportunity Area and the new inspection framework consultation.
Ofsted’s latest parents survey found that 9 out of 10 parents know the Ofsted rating of their child’s school or childcare provider – underlining the clarity of the grading system.
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