It is incredibly rewarding to read that the Ofsted inspectors were able to see the many strengths we have here and that they ...

"Ofsted has always had powers to take action against illegal children's homes, but the new powers should make enforcement ...

County council says it can often spend in excess of £20,000 a week on a child's placement.

On what for many children was back-to-school week, the new head of Ofsted has been showing welcome signs of a willingness to learn. Sir Martyn Oliver held a meeting with Professor Julia Waters, the ...

HMIs understand the pressures schools are under but the same can’t be said of Ofsted’s chief and her advisers A school leader recently asked me: “Do people in Ofsted not understand the pressures ...

A respite care centre in Bromley is set to close permanently after an Ofsted inspection uncovered a string of serious ...

Ofsted has apologised fully for the first time for the role it played in Ruth Perry's suicide and promised a review of lessons to be learned. The head teacher killed herself while waiting for an ...

An apprenticeship provider in Stevenage has been rated "strong" in all areas under Ofsted’s new inspection framework.

Ofsted, England's education inspectorate, has proposed changes to the way it assesses schools, colleges and universities that offer teacher training. The suggested changes include the move to a report ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government has announced that Ofsted, the schools inspectorate, will no longer give schools a headline grade of outstanding, ...

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills - otherwise known as the head of Ofsted - is in the process of changing identity. Rather like the arrival of a new Doctor Who ...