The Latest Breaking News from Ofsted

Head of academy trust recommended as Ofsted’s new chief inspector

Sir Martyn Oliver is the Department for Education’s preferred candidate to take over from Amanda Spielman.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Vocational T-levels offer England’s students poor value, Ofsted says

Report criticises ‘range of shortcomings’ in qualifications intended to be equivalent to A-levels

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

Students taking Government’s flagship T-level courses felt ‘misled’ – Ofsted

The first T-level courses were launched by the Government in September 2020 as technical alternatives to A-levels.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Childcare reforms ‘risk exacerbating inequality’, says report

Plans to expand free childcare for working parents were ‘problematic’, an education charity has warned.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

Liverpool Council's failing children's service to face debate

Opposition Liberal Democrats have put down a motion in a bid to prevent further 'drift, delay and deterioration'

Liverpool Echo · Jul 12, 2023

Hundreds of vulnerable kids languished in inadequate homes costing taxpayers £2m a week

A Mirror investigation found more than £100m of taxpayers’ money could have been spent on places at children’s homes given the lowest possible rating given by Ofsted inspectors last year

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023

Inquest to look at Ofsted role in lead up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Ruth Perry’s family said they hope the inquest into her suicide will prevent other avoidable deaths

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Inquest to examine Ofsted’s role in lead-up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Berkshire coroner names schools inspectorate for England as ‘interested persons’ in inquiry

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023

Ofsted denies that manner of its inspection contributed to Ruth Perry’s death

The headteacher took her own life in January after an Ofsted report downgraded her school’s rating to inadequate

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2023

Revealed: children’s care homes flood into cheapest areas of England, not where most needed

Shocking figures gathered by the Observer show social care provision is dictated by money, not need

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023