A Stevenage school has received a glowing Ofsted report after volunteering to be one of the country's first schools to be inspected under ...

Ofsted has hit back at concerns over its new framework for inspecting children’s homes, insisting it is “not vastly different, just clearer”. John Goldup, Ofsted’s social care director, made the ...

On average, three children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental health condition – and many more go through periods when they struggle to cope. There is mounting evidence that this mental ...

The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015. It applies to all settings on the early years register, maintained schools and ...

Head teachers need to be ‘highly knowledgeable’ about early years to secure a Strong Ofsted outcome for this part of their ...

The Society of Authors (SoA) has welcomed proposals from Ofsted to place less emphasis on exams, saying the move would encourage more schools to take up creative subjects. In a speech to school ...

Ofsted is to push ahead with the introduction of a tougher inspection regime for children's services, ignoring warnings from the sector that the system is too simplistic and will fail to deliver ...

National director of social care Eleanor Schooling also tells LGC Ofsted will comment on the impact of funding on services ‘if that is something we see’ The new children’s services inspection ...

Ofsted has had a positive impact in raising standards in schools over the last 20 years. Expectations have been raised, mediocre practice has been challenged and schools that were letting down their ...

Ofsted is considering a new assessment to ensure schools are looking after pupils’ mental health and wellbeing, The Sunday Telegraph understands. The move would be part of a wider shake up of the ...