Policy papers and consultations

This paper outlines how Ofsted will use artificial intelligence (AI) and sets out our position on the use of AI by education and social care providers.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 24 April 2024

• Ofsted's approach to artificial intelligence (AI)

  Background AI-enabled tools and products are now more widely available in…

An evaluation plan and theory of change of the Ofsted education inspection framework (EIF).

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 22 August 2023

• EIF evaluation plan and theory of change

  In the Ofsted strategy 2022–27, we committed to evaluating the education…

We are seeking views on the de-designation of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as the designated quality body in England.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 30 March 2023

What the government is doing to ensure online education providers are of the appropriate quality and meeting the correct standard.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 March 2023

We are proposing to bring schools with two consecutive Ofsted judgments below ‘Good’ in scope for intervention.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 30 June 2022

We're seeking views on changes to registration requirements for independent educational settings, and changes to independent schools legislation.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 May 2022

We're seeking views on amending regulations in relation to Ofsted’s minimum frequency of inspections of children’s homes and the minimum frequency of inspections for children’s social care provision more generally from …

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 September 2021

Our approach to school and college accountability, performance tables and data reported during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 July 2021

We're seeking views on the removal of the exemption for outstanding schools, colleges and other organisations delivering publicly-funded education and training.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 October 2020

We are seeking views on a proposal to establish a voluntary accreditation scheme for online schools.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 June 2020

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

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 29 July 2019

The information that the Department for Education (DfE) will publish in the school and college performance tables.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 July 2019

Proposals for revised Ofsted inspections fees for independent schools from 2019.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 June 2019

We are seeking views on how we identify which schools should be eligible for an offer of support to help improve educational performance.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 May 2019

We are seeking views on drafts of advice for schools on independent school standards, and a policy statement on regulatory and enforcement action.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 30 April 2019

We are seeking views of proposals to strengthen the current performance reporting system for further education (FE) colleges.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 August 2018

High-level principles for how the accountability system for educational performance will operate and how the different organisations fit within it.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 4 May 2018

We’re seeking views on the future of assessment in primary schools and the implications for accountability.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 11 April 2018

We're seeking views on a proposed system for registering and inspecting out-of-school education settings.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 April 2018

We invite views on revised minimum standards for residential accommodation for 16- to 18-year-olds in further education institutions and 16 to 19 academies.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 March 2018