Key national updates
Ofsted consultation: removal of the outstanding exemption
From September 2020, Ofsted proposes to inspect all previously exempt schools within five years, with those who have gone the longest since the last inspection being a priority.
Proposals also include a regular section 8 inspection every 4 or 5 years after their last inspection for 'outstanding' schools.
How 'stuck' schools are overcoming isolation
A report published by Ofsted on 8 January investigates why some schools that have previously delivered a low standard of education for long periods of time have managed to sustainably improve and others have not.
Read 'Fight or flight? How 'stuck' schools are overcoming isolation:evaluation report'