Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic
Staff shortages in the early years sector are 'compounding' problems for children’s early years...
Ofsted Education Inspection Framework
Ofsted's new inspection framework for early years, schools and colleges came into force in September 2019.
'The power imbalance between Ofsted inspectors and providers needs to go'
Ofsted's focus on the early years in its five-year strategy is long overdue, says Dr Susana...
Ofsted launches five-year strategy to take account of pandemic's impact on youngest children
Ofsted has published a new five-year strategy with a stronger focus on the inspectorate’s work in...
Ofsted briefing highlights early years catch-up strategies
Many early years providers are prioritising communication and language, personal, social and...
Ofsted updates early years inspection handbook ahead of EYFS reforms
Ofsted has made some updates to the early years inspection handbook, with changes due to come into...
Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the...
Ofsted to restart inspections in some early years settings from 4 May
Ofsted will resume graded inspections of some registered early years providers from 4 May, it has...
Coronavirus: More details of return to early years inspections set out
Gill Jones, Ofsted deputy director for schools and early years, has set out Ofsted’s plans for ‘a...
Ofsted: Early years assurance inspections cancelled, ahead of return to full inspection
Ofsted has cancelled plans to restart early years assurance inspections next month.
Ofsted delays return to early years assurance visits and on-site school inspections
Ofsted has paused assurance visits to early years settings, and will carry out school inspections...
Ofsted to change the way early years providers report coronavirus cases and serious incidents
Childcare providers reporting serious childcare incidents to Ofsted, including confirmed cases of...
Ofsted: More details on early years assurance inspections set out
New guidance on the programme of ‘assurance’ inspections for early years providers, starting in...
Exclusive: Ofsted to explore why nursery groups fare better in inspections
Ofsted is to explore why settings that are part of larger nursery groups are more likely to be...
Ofsted plans 'phased return' to inspections in summer 2021
Inspections in nurseries, schools and further education providers will be phased in from the summer...
Ofsted chief flags up concern about risks to vulnerable children in the pandemic
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has raised concerns that the pandemic has left vulnerable...
Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'
Ofsted has set out plans to change the inspection cycle for early years providers, so that all...
Coronavirus: Ofsted plans to bring back EYFS learning and development requirements
Early years providers will need to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS in...
Coronavirus: Ofsted to visit settings, ahead of a return to education inspection in January 2021
Ofsted will start to visit early years settings, schools and colleges from the autumn, with a return...
Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market
The early years sector is experiencing an ongoing fall in the number of childminders, while an...
‘Journey to Outstanding may be harder’
More than 80 per cent of providers are Good or Outstanding under Ofsted’s new inspection framework,...
More than 80 per cent of providers good or outstanding under EIF
Speaking today at the Nursery World Business Summit, Pennie Akehurst, managing director of Early...
New inspections welcomed by nurseries
Early years settings that have been inspected under the new framework are largely positive about...
Editor’s view - Why? Why? Why?
The first inspections show the clear shift in focus away from paperwork to observations of practice...
Early years practitioners doing more paperwork than necessary
Findings from a new survey reveal that 84 per cent of early years staff think they produce more...
INSTED not Ofsted…
A new campaign for a better nursery and schooling system is needed, argue Richard Brinton and...
Exclusive: 'Avoid a Tesco curriculum', says leading academic
Settings should avoid ‘a Tesco-delivery’ model of early years curriculum under the new Ofsted...
Exclusive: I don't understand anxiety over new handbooks, says Ofsted chief
The Ofsted chief inspector has said anxiety about the creation of a two-tier system for early years...
Inspection - The early years handbook
Pennie Akehurst sets out key points on the new Early years inspection handbook in the second part of...
Inspection - The handbook for schools
In the first of a two-part series looking at the new Ofsted handbooks, lead teacher for Bristol...
Putting the curriculum at the heart of inspection
The way we inspect childcare provision is changing.
Ofsted finalises new inspection handbooks
Ofsted has made some changes to the Early years inspection handbook and the School inspection...
Ofsted inspection framework: sector response
The early years sector has cautiously welcomed Ofsted’s new inspection framework, with its focus on...
Ofsted confirms no changes will be made to inspection grades
Ofsted says it will retain its four-point grading system of early years settings and schools despite...
Ofsted: Cultural Capital - A capital idea?
Reference to ‘cultural capital’ in the draft Education Inspection Framework has sparked a number of...
Ofsted inspection framework creates ‘two-tier system’
Early years organisations have been responding to the Ofsted consultation on the Education...
Nursery Management: Inspection - In the frame
What is new in Ofsted’s recently published Education Inspection Framework, and what are the...
Ofsted: We want to hear from you!
The education inspection framework consultation presents an opportunity for childminders, nursery...
Education inspection framework 2019: key changes for early years
Nursery World looks in detail at how Ofsted plans to change early years inspection.
Editor’s view - Inspecting the framework
Ofsted’s draft Education Inspection Framework promises a move from data to curriculum, but the...
Ofsted’s new framework receives mixed response
Early years organisations and teaching unions have given a lukewarm response to Ofsted’s plans to...
Ofsted launches consultation on how it inspects from early years to further education
Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to change the way it inspects early years settings,...
Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 11: Teaching and Learning and the New Inspection Framework
Former head of early years Pennie Akehurst looks forward to the Education Inspection Framework, set...
Editor’s view - Settling the score
Ofsted’s planned move away from an emphasis on data will be welcomed by schools, as the phonics...
Ofsted flags shift away from outcomes-led inspections
Children’s outcomes will become a less prominent feature of inspections, while the quality of...
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