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Concise digests of reforms, policy changes and new guidance
In-depth articles
- Ofsted inspection: demonstrating an ambitious vision
- Ofsted inspection: early years provision
- Ofsted inspection: evaluation of financial management
- Ofsted inspection: frequency
- Ofsted inspection: how governance is evaluated
- Ofsted inspection: how is overall effectiveness judged?
- Ofsted inspection: link governors
- Ofsted inspection of special schools
- Ofsted inspection: performance management
- Ofsted inspection: personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Ofsted inspection: pupil premium spending
- Ofsted inspection: quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Ofsted inspection: safeguarding
- Ofsted inspection: SEN provision
- Ofsted monitoring inspections: role of governors
- Ofsted: monthly updates updated
- Schools graded as 'requires improvement': frequency of inspection
- Section 48 inspections: guidance
- Section 8 inspections: schools judged 'good' or 'outstanding'
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In the news 21 Sep 2017
- News briefing: 11-15 September 2017 15 Sep 2017 08:00 new
- Need-to-know: National funding formula and high needs funding formula confirmed 14 Sep 2017 17:27 new
- Need-to-know: Government's primary assessment consultation leads to scrapping of KS1 SATs from 2023 14 Sep 2017 17:16 new
- News briefing: 4-8 September 2017 8 Sep 2017 08:00 new
- Need-to-know: New Academies Financial Handbook requirements now in effect 7 Sep 2017 15:35 new