Inspectors to train in child outcomes

Early years inspectors will have to complete a three-day training course on how to carry out their procedures, following the end of the two-year inspection cycle on 31 March. The training, which will be rolled out to 900 Ofsted inspectors over the next six weeks, will prepare them to collect evidence and make judgements under the new inspection framework announced last September. Inspectors will also be introduced to new software to improve the efficiency of recording evidence and writing reports.