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Letter from Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, to the Ofsted Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman.
We've launched a new consultation on how we plan to inspect Cafcass from 2021: stakeholders can give their views until 11 November.
Ofsted has published the first reports on how schools and children’s homes are addressing the needs of children at this time.
Amanda Spielman discusses what we found in our first visits to education and children’s social care providers during September.
Updates for inspectors and stakeholders with the latest information and guidance about Ofsted's inspection work in schools and early education settings.
Ofsted has published new research looking at subcontractors in the further education and skills sector.
Ofsted and the National Governance Association (NGA) publish a study that shows the business of school governance has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will start carrying out visits to local areas from October.
Ofsted will be visiting schools and further education and skills providers this autumn term.
Amanda Spielman will chair a new board committee at Ofqual until the end of 2020.
Ofsted will begin visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from September 2020.
Ofsted will start carrying out visits to some nurseries and childminders from September 2020.
Ofsted has published statistics on private and voluntary providers of children’s homes and independent fostering agencies (IFAs).
Ofsted revises post-inspection processes and complaints handling to bring about greater consistency across its work.
The latest YouGov survey, published on the same day as our annual report and accounts, found that Ofsted's inspection reports are well-received by parents.
Dame Christine Ryan appointed next chair of Ofsted.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ofsted and CQC will visit local areas to support strengthening special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, before returning to full inspections when it is right to do so.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, discusses the challenges facing the SEND system, along with Ofsted and CQC’s role going forward.
We have closed the Ofsted Online site today as replacement web pages are now fully operational.
Amanda Spielman discusses our planned work in education and social care, as schools and colleges prepare to re-open for all pupils.
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