News
Archive of news items by year and month.
Ofsted’s 2009/10 review of the framework for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities
The Government has asked Ofsted to undertake a review of special educational needs and/or disabilities provision and outcomes, which will be published during summer 2010.
- 06 Jul 2009
Good authorities can make a real difference for young people leaving care
Flexible individual support, high aspirations and a commitment from social care staff are successfully helping young people leaving care make the transition into adulthood and independence, according to Ofsted’s latest report, Support for care leavers, published today.
- 01 Jul 2009
Early days but generally positive start for new key stage 3 curriculum
Teachers are generally positive about curriculum changes which have allowed them to be more creative in their teaching, according to Planning for change: The impact of the new Key Stage 3 curriculum published today.
- 25 Jun 2009
The school’s approach is key to avoiding exclusion of young children
The school’s philosophy, a supportive and stable school environment, and strong relationships between the school and parents are important factors in preventing very young children from being excluded from school, according to a report published today by Ofsted.
- 24 Jun 2009
English at the crossroads
Standards in English in schools are improving but not rising fast enough, according to an Ofsted report published today.
- 19 Jun 2009
Further action needed to improve welfare and care for armed forces recruits and trainees
Most Armed Forces’ recruits and trainees feel safe and well-supported in training but a number of areas for improvement remain in the overall quality of welfare and duty of care, according to a report published today by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.
- 18 Jun 2009
New inspection system to improve outcomes for pupils
A revised framework for the inspection of maintained schools in England was launched today by Christine Gilbert, HMCI, at the first of a series of conferences for schools and local authorities.
- 12 Jun 2009
Children who care for their disabled parents are often unidentified, unsupported and without a voice
Ofsted’s report, Supporting young carers, has found that councils are not doing enough to identify and support young people who help to care for their disabled parents, according to a survey of eight council areas and 50 young carers.
- 10 Jun 2009
Responses to Ofsted’s consultation on proposed changes to further education and skills inspections
Beginning in November 2008, Ofsted undertook a wide-ranging consultation on the proposals for new inspection arrangements for the further education and skills system. The evaluation report summarises the responses to Ofsted’s consultation on the proposals for college, work-based learning and nextstep inspections from September 2009.
- 20 May 2009
New Ofsted arrangements for the inspection of children’s services, including safeguarding and looked after children’s services
Ofsted has today published details of how its inspection of children’s services will be conducted under the new Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA). The frameworks published are the arrangements for the new Ofsted rating for council children’s services and the programme of inspection of safeguarding and looked after children, which includes unannounced inspections of child protection services in every local authority in England. Inspections will begin in June.
- 13 May 2009
