Ofsted consultation on new inspection framework

Ofsted launched it's consultation on the new inspection framework last week. There are some significant differences to the current framework for schools:

• Maintained schools and academies waiting to be brokered or re-brokered will receive monitoring visits within nine months
• The quality of education will be assessed by looking at the intent, implementation and the impact of the school’s curriculum, teaching and the outcomes achieved
• The new framework has a keen eye on gaming, exclusions and off-rolling as well as arrangements for pupils accessing off-site or alternative provision
• The safeguarding section has also been expanded to include information on the segregation of pupils whilst in school.

The consultation runs until 11.45pm on 5 April 2019.  

Education Inspection Framework Consultation

Draft copies of the inspection handbooks 

The proposals will affect how Ofsted inspects schools, early years settings and further education and skills providers. 

New teacher recruitment tool launched

Last week Damien Hinds, Education Secretary, launched a new online tool to help headteachers bypass excessive fees charged by some supply agencies – in 2017 schools spent in excess of £800 million in this area.

The tool will clearly show the fees that recruitment agencies charge on top of staff wages, to make it clear what schools will get in return for their money. It also aims to help schools avoid agencies that charge fees for making temporary staff permanent.

Office of the Schools Adjudicator Annual Report 2017/18

The latest annual report from the Chief Adjudicator, Shan Scott, was published on 17 January 2019, covering the period 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018.

The report sets out findings from the schools admissions cases that the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) received during 2017/18.

Previous annual reports are available on the UK Government Web Archives.