Ofsted's IDSR has a new look and a new "similar schools" comparator. Do you know what yours is saying?
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Ofsted's IDSR has a new look and a new "similar schools" comparator. Do you know what yours is saying?
Join THEP and Paul Jackson online, Thu 15 Oct, 4:00pm to 4:40pm.
Free for THEP members, £80 for non-members.
Book now: vist.ly/5mccv
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#ASCLmembers: today's ASCL Briefing newsletter is on its way and includes updates on this week's #ASCLCouncil and its focus on #Ofsted and inspections, inclusion strategy resources, and links to our new bitesize #pension webinars for members.
🗣️ We've responded to Ofsted's consultation on improving the inspection of children's social care.
Read our response: buff.ly/FMGnOSX
Success should be measured by whether children can access high-quality regulated care that meets their needs, and supports lasting relationships.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/02/school-inspections-england-ofsted-overhaul-complaints. It is well past time to scrap #OFSTED completely. The #organisation is the bane of every teacher's & head-teacher's life, & does nothing to improve our #schools or the #quality of the […]
"School inspections to be overhauled yet again"
By @kiranstacey.bsky.social & @richada.bsky.social
The Guardian — Saturday 3 October 🌎
The report focuses on recurring instability in education policy, attributing another revision of inspection standards…
#Schools face major reforms, but long-standing challenges remain. The NAHT We Demand More campaign wants urgent action across 4 priorities – accountability, funding, workload & pay. Paul Whiteman calls on the government to listen: https://ow.ly/J1Ga50ZRno1 #education #Ofsted #teaching
Worth 5 minutes before your next decision:
The rare double: postcode areas where both the primaries AND the secondaries are Good
schoolsnearme.ai/blog/double-...
#Parenting #11Plus #Ofsted
Inspection readiness starts long before the call.
It’s about knowing your school, understanding your evidence and being clear about what’s working and where you’re improving.
Readiness isn’t a performance. It’s knowing your school’s story.
#ASCLmembers: today's email newsletter includes an update on #Ofsted, our teacher pay survey results, a summary of the fringe events we attended at the Labour Party Conference, and ASCL Council election results.
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#Schools face major reforms, but long-standing challenges remain. The NAHT We Demand More campaign wants urgent action across 4 priorities – accountability, funding, workload & pay. Paul Whiteman calls on the government to listen: https://ow.ly/J1Ga50ZRno1 #education #Ofsted #teaching
At yesterday's fringe event with Education Policy Institute Pepe Di’Iasio warned that schools and colleges cannot simply be asked to absorb more and more expectations, with #Ofsted used to leverage compliance, but without the workforce capacity and resources needed to deliver them.
Worth 5 minutes before your next decision:
Every Outstanding primary in England — an interactive map
schoolsnearme.ai/blog/map-of-...
*EDUCATION, ACTUALLY - NEW EPISODE*
ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di’Iasio and Laura McInerney are joined in this episode by Tom Middlehurst to discuss plans for vocational qualifications, and Ofsted.
Worth 5 minutes before your next decision:
How UK School Catchment Areas Really Work (and How to Improve Your Odds)
schoolsnearme.ai/blog/how-uk-...
#11Plus #Ofsted #UKParents
#Schools face major reforms, but long-standing challenges remain. The NAHT We Demand More campaign wants urgent action across 4 priorities – accountability, funding, workload & pay. Paul Whiteman calls on the government to listen: https://ow.ly/J1Ga50ZRno1 #education #Ofsted #teaching