by Chris Rogers | 7 Nov 2013 | Education & Children's Services
The Education Committee has published a report calling on Ofsted to be given powers to inspect organisations that run chains of academies. MPs on the committee called for academy chains should be open to inspection by Ofsted, in the way that local authorities can be...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Nov 2013 | Education & Children's Services
Baroness Sally Morgan, the chairman of Ofsted, has called for a radical drive to raise standards of early education, including enrolling more children in school-based nurseries. Baroness Morgan said that many deprived children had “low social skills”, poor standards...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Sep 2013 | Education & Children's Services
Ofsted figures have shown that there has been a 9% increase in the number of schools in England rated good or outstanding. This figure has been described as “higher than ever before” by England’s Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw. However,...
