Simon WebbAug 23, 20162 min readLatest school inspection handbooks publishedI hope you've all had an enjoyable break over the summer holidays. In preparation for back to school we have published our updated...
Simon WebbJul 21, 20161 min readHave a wonderful breakAs 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...
Simon WebbJun 15, 20163 min readBirthday celebration ... and life after levelsAs the nation celebrated the Queen’s official birthday over the weekend, I found another good excuse for cake – Friday (10 June) marked a...
Simon WebbMay 9, 20162 min readChatting with the SLT about teacher workloadA few Sundays ago at the heady hour of 8pm I joined the regular #SLTchat on twitter, which, you may know, is for both teachers and...
Simon WebbApr 12, 20164 min readNew complaints scrutiny panelsBack in June last year, when Ofsted announced the changes to inspection under the common inspection framework, we also explained how we...
Simon WebbMar 24, 20163 min readGovernment proposals for Ofsted inspectionsMany of you will have read or heard about the Government’s White Paper: Educational Excellence Everywhere, published last week,...
Simon WebbMar 11, 20162 min readEarly years inspection and registration from April 2017Gill Jones, Ofsted's Deputy Director for Early Education, writes about future changes to our arrangements for the inspection and...
Simon WebbFeb 8, 20162 min readInspection timescalesThere’s been some speculation about the timing of inspections, particularly of the new short inspections, and I understand that some...
Simon WebbJan 20, 20162 min readBusting myths on Ofsted inspectionsA 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...
Simon WebbDec 16, 20153 min readShort inspections: 10 things you need to knowLast month’s blog mentioned our survey on how well school teachers were informed about the September inspection arrangements. There’s...
Simon WebbNov 23, 20152 min readWhat do people think about inspection?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...
Simon WebbOct 19, 20154 min readSchool governors and inspectionEarlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting around 130 National Co-ordinators of Governor Services (NCOGS) at their conference in...
Simon WebbAug 28, 20153 min readNew academic year, new start for education inspectionAs 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...
Simon WebbJul 17, 20156 min readRoundup from the Ofsted 2015 inspection reform eventsIn the last month we have run eight national launch conferences to explain the changes to Ofsted inspection coming in September. At these...
Simon WebbJun 19, 20156 min readHow Ofsted can support leaders taking on struggling schoolsBack in the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May, through the ever helpful medium of Twitter, I posed the following question:...
Simon WebbJun 10, 20152 min readOfsted mythbusting: dispelling the rumours around inspectionSean Harford, Ofsted’s National Director for Schools corrects some misunderstandings about Ofsted’s requirements. I’ve been delighted...
Simon WebbJun 10, 20151 min readWelcome to developments in education inspectionWelcome to Ofsted’s new blog focusing on developments in education inspection. We’re launching it at a time where we’re making radical...
