Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools and some independent schools. It also inspects childcare, adoption and fostering agencies and …

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4 days ago · This blog will look at the way Ofsted inspects education in schools and the further education and skills sector. It will update you on developments and feature current issues.

Mar 21, 2023 · Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - inspects and reports on anywhere that provides education for young people in England, …

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. For more details about us visit www.gov.uk/ofsted or follow @Ofstednews on Twitter.

6 days ago · Ofsted’s new inspection changes mark a shift in how UK schools are evaluated. Routine inspections will start from 1 December 2025. Between now and Christmas, Ofsted will …

State-funded school inspection toolkit This toolkit sets out the areas that will be evaluated and graded on inspections of state-funded schools under sections 5 and 8 of the Education Act …

Mar 18, 2022 · These auditory judgements are made through predominantly white, privileged ears—according to the latest available data, 92% of Ofsted inspectors are white (Ofsted 2020) …

Jan 4, 2026 · As the year comes to a close, it is a time for many to reflect on the past 12 months, and that is especially true for Shropshire Council's children's services team. In a 2023 …