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Ofsted's National Director for Social Care, Yvette Stanley, writes to Josh MacAlister, Chair of The Case for Change, about Ofsted's response to the review
Today we have published our latest annual report and accounts for 2020 to 2021, highlighting our work and financial information for the last year.
Ofsted has published its latest research review looking at history education in schools.
Ofsted has published its latest research review looking at music education in schools.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed the impact of COVID-19 and recent work at the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) annual conference.
Chris Jones, Ofsted’s Director, Corporate Strategy, discusses research on teaching about the protected characteristics of sex, sexual orientation and gender reassignment in England’s schools.
Ofsted has today published updated education inspection handbooks, clarifying how inspectors will assess how schools and colleges confront sexual harassment, abuse and violence among children and young people.
Amanda Spielman gave a speech at the annual Festival of Education conference.
Serious and widespread failings at Rainsbrook secure training centre have put children and staff at risk of harm, Ofsted, HMI Prisons and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) find.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector writes about the findings from the latest inspection of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre, along with findings from recent visits.
Ofsted's annual survey captures the views of children and adults about children's social care settings.
Ofsted has published the fifth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at geography education.
Long-standing problems in the system of care for children and young people with SEND have been made even worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from Ofsted has found.
Amanda Spielman discusses the current challenges in the SEND system and the part Ofsted can play in driving improvements.
Sexual harassment, including online sexual abuse, has become ‘normalised’ for children and young people, a review from Ofsted has found.
Ofsted has published the fourth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at languages education.
New two-year term to commence on 1 January 2022
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ofsted has published the third in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum. The latest review looks at mathematics education.
Chris Jones discusses some of Ofsted's findings from an evaluation of the impact of the education inspection framework (EIF).
A large majority of parents (87%) think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to Ofsted’s annual Parents Survey for 2021, published today.
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