Little Professors Nursery Walsall has achieved the Inclusive School Award with Centre of Excellence status. Accelerated Rate of Improvement Little Professors is a private nursery situated on the Walsall College campus in an area of high deprivation. It provides childcare… read more
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Art Should Command an Important Place in Every School
Ofsted has published its latest curriculum research review, this time looking at art education in schools. The report explores the factors that contribute to a high-quality art education. It sets out a broad conception of curriculum quality that draws on… read more
Schools Continue to Improve Post Pandemic
More schools in England are now good or outstanding with the latest inspection outcomes showing a continuing trend of improvement since the pandemic. Ofsted has recently published data on school inspections carried out up to the end of December 2022. Read the commentary… read more
Pandemic Recovery Slowed By Workforce Crisis In Education
This year’s Ofsted Annual Report describes the extent to which education and children’s social care have recovered in the wake of the pandemic. It finds that, while there is much to be commended, ensuring this generation of children and young… read more
New Framework for Inspecting Provision for Children with SEND
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today launched a new joint framework for inspecting provision for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) within a local area.
Hundreds of Formerly Outstanding Schools Reinspected
Today Ofsted has published a commentary on inspection outcomes for previously exempt outstanding schools reinspected in 2021/22.
Concern over education for prisoners with learning difficulties
Ofsted are currently conducting a year long focus on the quality of education in prisons. This week they provided an update on their findings.
More specialist help for children with additional needs
New Ofsted research, published this week, finds a lack of access to specialist help means more primary school children with additional needs are being referred to alternative provision (AP).
