




Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced
As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the...
As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the...
Respondents to our survey claim they have suffered intimidation and judgements made unfairly due to...
It is too early to draw any conclusions from the results of the EIF inspections so far, explains...
Ofsted has published a new five-year strategy with a stronger focus on the inspectorate’s work in...
Grandir has made a complaint to Ofsted after one of its Kiddi Caru settings was downgraded from...
High workload and workplace stress are significant factors leading to 44 per cent of teachers to say...
Today’s report highlights the extent to which Covid is continuing to impact children’s communication...
Nursery World is calling on all nursery owners/managers to fill in its survey looking at judgements...
Ofsted is to publish its five-year strategy in the spring, which will focus on the early years...
Early years settings will no longer be required to report incidences of confirmed Covid-19 cases to...
In a swift turnaround, Ofsted has withdrawn its document requiring early years providers to report...
The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any...
As Nursery World reported yesterday, the NDNA wrote to Ofsted calling for routine early years...
Many early years providers are prioritising communication and language, personal, social and...
Ofsted has been urged to consider the ongoing impact of Covid in its inspections as early years...
Ofsted’s annual report for 2020/21, published today, highlights the impact of the pandemic on...
Nearly 600 people have signed an open letter to Ofsted raising concerns about the negative...
In November, Ofsted published a report exploring the roles and responsibilities of nursery groups in...
The 8th Nursery World Business Summit: Building for the Future is on 8 March 2022 and features...
Ofsted is calling for stronger regulatory powers to ensure early years providers with multiple...
A setting operated by the country's largest nursery chain, Busy Bees Childcare, has been downgraded...
The number of providers has continued to fall, the latest data shows, with 4 per cent fewer early...
Ofsted has made some updates to the early years inspection handbook, with changes due to come into...
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the...
Nearly nine out of 10 parents think their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to...
Ofsted will resume graded inspections of some registered early years providers from 4 May, it has...
Gill Jones, Ofsted deputy director for schools and early years, has set out Ofsted’s plans for ‘a...
Ofsted has cancelled plans to restart early years assurance inspections next month.
What are the new rules and dispensations on inspection under the current restrictions? Melanie...
Ofsted has paused assurance visits to early years settings, and will carry out school inspections...
Childcare providers reporting serious childcare incidents to Ofsted, including confirmed cases of...
New guidance on the programme of ‘assurance’ inspections for early years providers, starting in...
Ofsted is to explore why settings that are part of larger nursery groups are more likely to be...
Inspections in nurseries, schools and further education providers will be phased in from the summer...
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has raised concerns that the pandemic has left vulnerable...
Nursery owners have raised concerns about the way Ofsted reports the findings of interim visits on...
Ofsted has set out plans to change the inspection cycle for early years providers, so that all...
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning about the risks to vulnerable babies...
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Schools are working hard to make sure children catch up with learning lost during lockdown, but are...
Campaigners fighting to register and regulate the nanny sector have expressed ‘further frustration’...
Giving staff confidence in their own abilities will help them during an inspection, writes Annette...
Early years providers will need to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS in...
Using unregulated nannies to solve the childcare crisis could pose serious potential risk to...
Annette Rawstrone finds out how holistic practice means working with others, both inside and beyond...
Ofsted will start to visit early years settings, schools and colleges from the autumn, with a return...
The latest Ofsted childcare providers and inspections report, to 31 March 2020, reveals childminder...
With Ofsted inspections on hold, Dr Helen Edwards looks at how inspectors could support settings as...
What does performance management entail and how does it help staff, when preparing for inspection...
Staff well-being is more of a focus than ever under the new Education Inspection Framework. Annette...