Paul Joyce, our Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills, on why good quality careers education is so important. How did you end...

Sean Harford HMI, our National Director for Education, talks about the first inspections under the EIF and the trends we’re seeing so...

Mike Sheridan, our Regional Director for London, talks about our new education inspection framework and how we’ll inspect the curriculum...

The summer holidays are almost upon us. No doubt you’ll all be more than ready for the extended break after packed spring and summer...

Over the past couple of years, we’ve been speaking to people across the world of education and holding a consultation on the new...

‘Exempt’ schools are mainstream providers that we judge to be outstanding. Their inspection is a contentious issue! Parents often ask us...

There’s just under a month left until our education inspection framework consultation closes. Thank you so much if you’ve already...

Over the past few years, inspection has changed considerably. Until 2005, a secondary school could expect a week-long visit from around...

Earlier this year, Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector (HMCI), delivered a speech at the Education Policy Institute conference...

The Stage, theatre newspaper and website, recently published a poll asking readers whether or not they agreed with Amanda Spielman’s...

In the capital, knife crime and youth violence have become depressingly regular features of the news bulletins. Week on week we hear...

This week saw the first ever prosecution for running an unregistered school. We inspected the Al-Istiqamah Learning Centre in Ealing,...

For the vast majority of children, the summer holidays will have been about carefree days and making happy memories. It is fair to say...

The ‘curriculum’ has exploded. The word is everywhere you look in education at the moment. At the recent ResearchED national conference...

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer holidays and that you are all now comfortably settling into the new academic year. This is often a...

It is fair to say that any accountability measure in education brings about its own pressures, particularly on school leaders who are...

What role do schools have in reducing childhood obesity? What should they be doing to stem the tide? And is this their responsibility?...

Over the last few months, we’ve been analysing data on pupils who leave their state-funded secondary school before the end of key stage...

Over recent days, there has been considerable interest in perceived bias in inspection judgements for schools that have high proportions...

As exam season comes to a close and results season approaches, many households around the country will be waiting for that slip of paper...