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Ofsted boss makes huge promise ahead of inspection changes

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The Independent UK

Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents

Rudeness, social media posts and AI-generated complaints among issues harming staff wellbeing, union survey finds

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted speak out on ‘quiet curse of low expectations’ amid staunch defence of new report cards

Ofsted’s new report card system launched in November despite warnings from teaching unions it would hit staff mental health

The Independent UK

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Starmer edges closer to Australia-style social media ban for u-16s after Lords vote

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver says prime minister’s consultation plan is ‘a little bit late’

The Independent UK

‘I would have done social media ban consultation sooner’ – Ofsted boss

Sir Martyn Oliver told Bett UK: ‘I want children to live their childhoods. I don’t want them to watch it on a screen’.

Evening Standard

Cancellation of MP’s visit to Bristol school ‘unacceptable’, says Phillipson

Damien Egan was reportedly prevented from visiting Bristol Brunel Academy after intervention from pro-Palestinian activists.

Evening Standard

Ofsted holds snap inspection of Bristol school criticised for cancelling MP’s visit

Visit by Damien Egan, Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair, was called off after opposition from pro-Palestine group

The Guardian - UK

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Ofsted inspection after ‘school intimidated into cancelling Jewish MP visit’

Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer said the case was ‘very serious, very concerning’

The Independent UK

Children’s home providers in England putting profit over need, says Ofsted

Watchdog says trend of care homes being registered in cheap areas, not where need is greatest, is ‘national scandal’

The Guardian - UK

Social media ‘chipping away at attention spans’ of pupils – Ofsted chief

Schools watchdog Ofsted has released its annual report for 2024/25.

Evening Standard

Curriculum review will support changing ‘inflexible approach’ to GCSE resits

Recommendations to help young people make better progress post-16 will be reflected in the coming skills white paper, Professor Becky Francis said.

Evening Standard

Ofsted to press ahead with new inspection regime despite opposition

Unions and headteachers say ‘Nando’s-style’ scorecard is worse than schools watchdog’s current regime

The Guardian - UK

New-look Ofsted report cards for schools to be given to parents from November

Schools in England will be graded across different areas – including attendance and inclusion – using a colour-coded five-point scale.

The Independent UK

The way Ofsted inspects schools is changing. This is what to expect

Ofsted says the new reports will provide parents with ‘more granularity and nuance about a provider’s performance’

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Nando’s-style grading won’t keep pupils safe or boost good teaching, union says

Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas.

The Independent UK

Warning issued over ‘Nando’s-style grading’ as Ofsted unveils changes

Schools in England will be graded across a variety of different areas using a colour-coded five-point scale

The Guardian - UK

End to school rating system could play havoc with house prices, says Ofsted chief

Martyn Oliver says he knows of property values shooting up by £15,000 after schools were graded as outstanding

Evening Standard

Ofsted chief inspector apologises for short notice on school inspection reforms

Sir Martyn Oliver suggested that positive Ofsted ratings can raise local house prices by thousands of pounds because parents ‘value’ them.

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Evening Standard

Children are receiving ‘life lessons’ from influencers and AI – Ofsted boss

Sir Martyn Oliver will say classroom learning with human interaction ‘has never been more important’ as more pupils spend time online.

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

Evening Standard

School leaders’ unions consider encouraging members to quit as Ofsted inspectors

The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers may take the ‘unprecedented step’ over inspection reforms.

Evening Standard

Ofsted delays setting out final plan for school inspections until September

Unions have criticised the watchdog’s new proposed timetable for publishing its reforms as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘bordering on reckless’.

The Guardian - UK

Banning us from social media is ‘neither practical nor effective’, UK teenagers say

UK youth parliament concludes tech firms should do more to protect users from violent and inappropriate content

Evening Standard

Ofsted chief backs headteachers taking ‘tough’ decision to ban phones in schools

Sir Martyn Oliver told parents at a Q&A in London that he had walked into schools in ‘utter chaos’ where phones were rife.

The Independent UK

Two in three parents support Ofsted’s proposed report cards for schools – poll

The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the implementation of any new inspection reforms to be delayed until September 2026.

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