Ofsted staff now on His Majesty鈥檚 service Amanda Spielman’s title has changed following Queen Elizabeth II’s death
Ofsted ditches Covid disruption deferral policy The inspectorate has ditched its pandemic guidance, in a move dubbed ‘premature’ amid fears of resurgent Covid absences
Former Conservative party adviser appointed in Ofsted board shake-up Jon Yates one of six new appointments alongside former Tory councillor candidate and Jewish schools group chief
Another tutoring review delayed as Ofsted blames ‘capacity issues’ Watchdog’s probe into tutoring was supposed to be published in the summer term, but is the second study to be delayed
Oasis school where half of pupils don’t turn up rated ‘inadequate’ Trust said disengagement after pandemic and financial hardship behind absence rates amid government attendance crackdown
Seven things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research The watchdog found learning loss during Covid lockdowns made it more difficult to identify pupils with SEND
Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion
Ofsted job cut inspection warning, plus 9 more annual account findings Plans to slim down the civil service could have ‘implications’ for new inspection work
More ‘requires improvement’ schools boost Ofsted grade post-Covid Over two-thirds of RI secondaries saw their grade boosted this year, up from 42 per cent pre-Covid