There's been a lot of talk recently in the media about algorithms. Facebook has come under scrutiny for their use of algorithms to target...

I hope you are all looking forward to a well-deserved rest over the holiday period; I know I am. One of the last items on my desk before...

The culmination of two years’ hard work for those about to take GCSEs, including my own son, is soon to be upon us. Once the exams are...

As the term winds down and people start to plan for the Christmas period, I’d like to thank all our readers of this blog for their...

As you will all know, some of the myths about what Ofsted wants still persist in many schools among teachers, senior leaders and...

I hope you've all had an enjoyable break over the summer holidays. In preparation for back to school we have published our updated...

As the academic year comes to a close, we'd like to say thank you to all those involved with schools, early years and further education...

As the nation celebrated the Queen’s official birthday over the weekend, I found another good excuse for cake – Friday (10 June) marked a...

Back in June last year, when Ofsted announced the changes to inspection under the common inspection framework, we also explained how we...

Many of you will have read or heard about the Government’s White Paper: Educational Excellence Everywhere, published last week,...

Gill Jones, Ofsted's Deputy Director for Early Education, writes about future changes to our arrangements for the inspection and...

A belated happy new year – I hope you all managed to have some rest at the end of last year, and like me, are fully refreshed for this...

To do a good job, it’s critical that Ofsted listens to the people who use and work in the services we inspect. It’s actually part of our...

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting around 130 National Co-ordinators of Governor Services (NCOGS) at their conference in...

As summer comes to an end it is back to work for many of us, be that for schools, colleges or nurseries.  I hope that everyone is...

In the last month we have run eight national launch conferences to explain the changes to Ofsted inspection coming in September. At these...

Back in the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May, through the ever helpful medium of Twitter, I posed the following question:...