The decision to focus on core issues and a sample of foundation subjects for a majority of nursery and primary schools was among key decisions announced by Ofsted last week following a three-month consultation, Improving Inspection.
Improving Schools, on future inspection arrangements. While most nursery and primary schools will have shorter inspections, weaker primary and nursery schools will have extended inspections which will cover most subjects in detail and identify priorities for action.
Ofsted is also setting up a working group on pupils' and parents' interests to help it refine proposals for future development of school inspections, as one of four working groups aimed at developing ideas emerging from the consultation.
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