Behaviour improving says Ofsted, but teachers beg to differ Number of schools being marked down on behaviour by Ofsted has plunged by more than half since Covid
Ofsted’s 11 grades will make judgments less reliable – experts The inspectorate plans to use a five-point grading system to judge schools in nine key areas, plus early years and sixth form
Ofsted report cards verdict: Parents and school staff have their say Polls suggest parents favour the proposed Ofsted model to the old one, while teachers and leaders oppose it
Just 6% of teachers ‘positive’ about Ofsted proposals, shows poll Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to reform its inspection framework and to assess schools using new ‘report cards’.
Ofsted quiz: Can you spot a ‘strong’ rating from a ‘secure’ one? Ofsted plans to publish ‘toolkits’ to explain how the five new grades will be awarded in proposed report cards – but do they make sense?
Ofsted school report cards: The 11 key proposals From ‘exemplary’ to ditched deep dives: everything schools need to know about Ofsted’s big inspection shake-up
Ofsted report cards ‘rushed and botched’, say insiders Watchdog whistleblowers say planned consultation is a ‘sham’ and reforms have been ‘cobbled together at ridiculous speed’
Ofsted should inspect pupil wellbeing, says EPI Education Policy Institute also updates its trust and council performance tracker tool
Ofsted system glitch wiped evidence during almost 200 inspections But in almost every case inspectors were still able to consider the findings when reaching judgments, says watchdog