OFSTED

A specialist school in Woolton has taken part in a pilot for Ofsted which helps inspectors learn about the new inspection framework that will be used from September 2021.  Abbot’s Lea School saw this as an exceptional opportunity to help Ofsted shape its inspection of special schools and also to use it to …

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on Ofsted, Nick Brook, deputy general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, and chair of the commission on school accountability, said: “With around £44m spent annually on school inspection, it is right that the Public Accounts Committee should continue to focus on value …

Children and staff at a Coventry school are celebrating after being hailed Outstanding for a second consecutive time. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, in Brays Lane, has been given the top grading from Ofsted inspectors. The rating was celebrated with a non-uniform day where everyone was treated to ice creams …