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Ofsted is to examine “unusually long gaps” between inspections of ‘outstanding’-rated schools, according to minutes of a board meeting. In July, Ofsted’s board requested analysis of inspection intervals for ‘outstanding’ schools with “reasons for any unusually long gaps”. A policy introduced by the government in 2011 exempts schools with the top grade from further routine inspection […]

Ofsted should be allowed to inspect multi-academy trusts, the chief inspector of schools has said. Amanda Spielman told the parliamentary education committee this morning that she would welcome powers for the watchdog to inspect academy trusts in their entirety, rather than just a “subset” of their schools, as it does now. “I absolutely would welcome […]

Ofsted is still not ready to decide on the scrapping of the “outstanding” grade, more than a year after its new leader spoke of her discomfort about it. Amanda Spielman told parliament today that issues with Ofsted’s grading system may not be addressed until the inspectorate’s new framework is implemented in two years’ time. Spielman […]

The Department for Education is developing a “fundamental British values curriculum” aimed at helping teachers train pupils to resist extremism, a minister has said. In a letter to education professionals, seen by Schools Week, the new academies minister Lord Agnew has set out plans to develop new “resources and guidance” for teachers. This new “curriculum” […]

The Department for Education has for the first time published consolidated annual report and accounts for the academies sector. The report relates to the 2015-16 year, and gives an overview of the finances of England’s academies. Here are some of the key findings… 1. 102 academy bosses are paid £150,000+ According to the annual accounts, […]

An academy in Norfolk will have its funding stopped and be re-brokered to a new sponsor if it doesn’t improve its performance, government officials say. The Department for Education has published a termination warning notice issued to the Norfolk Academies trust in relation to Wayland Academy Norfolk. The notice was issued on July 20, but […]

The Department for Education’s first consolidated annual report and accounts for the academies sector has been met with a “qualified” opinion by the National Audit Office. Sir Amyas Morse, the comptroller and auditor general at the NAO, has found that despite improvements on previous years, the DfE was unable to provide “adequate evidence” about the […]

Pupils who have already started work on a computer science task that was suddenly replaced by Edexcel can continue with the old task, rather than having to start from scratch, the exam board has confirmed. Edexcel says the “small number” of schools where pupils have already started the non-exam assessment (NEA) task component of its GCSE […]