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Most parents ‘aren’t equipped’ to home educate, says Amanda Spielman

Many parents are “not equipped” to educate their children at home, the head of Ofsted is expected to say to heads. Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is expected to welcome the Government’s announcement of a new register for children educated at ...

12 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Teachers must not be campaigners in the classroom, says Ofsted chief

Ofsted’s chief inspector has said teachers must ensure they are a “teacher not a campaigner” in an increasingly “atomised” world for pupils. Speaking at the Festival of Education at Wellington College in Berkshire, Amanda Spielman said pupils were ...

08 Jul 2022 at 15:12

Rising number of migrant children in hotels ‘mistakenly identified as adults’

A rising number of lone migrant children are being found in hotels having been “mistakenly identified” as adults, the chief inspector of Ofsted has said. Amanda Spielman said she is “very concerned” about the trend and is worried that vulnerable ...

03 Nov 2022 at 13:55

Schools need more specialist help for primary-age children with additional needs

Primary schools need more specialist help to deal with vulnerable children with additional needs as some are being left out of mainstream education for too long, Ofsted says. The last five years has seen the number of primary school-age ...

08 Nov 2022 at 01:01

‘Extra school day amid bad weather closures would be decision for ministers’

Children must get their “full time in education” the boss of the schools watchdog has said, as she referred to the US practice of adding on an extra day of lessons if there are weather closures. Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman ...

13 Dec 2022 at 17:02

Watchdog fears some parents have ‘lost sight’ of need for school attendance

Pupil attendance is running “persistently” lower than before the pandemic after lockdowns broke the “clear social contract” on children going to school daily, an education leader has said. Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman ...

13 Dec 2022 at 11:55

Ofsted’s reforms in wake of headteacher’s death ‘do not go far enough’

The sister of a headteacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded by Ofsted has said newly announced changes to the inspection system do not go far enough. Pressure on the inspectorate to reform has been ...

12 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scrapping one-word ratings would not fix ‘discomfort’ among heads – Ofsted chief

Scrapping one-word judgments would not solve the “underlying discomfort” among headteachers if the consequences of the inspection remain the same, Ofsted’s chief inspector has said. Amanda Spielman has said the “whole ...

12 Jun 2023 at 10:47

Schools tread ‘careful path’ between intolerance and being woke – Ofsted chief

Schools have to tread a “careful path” between being “damned for being intolerant” or “slammed for being woke”, Ofsted’s chief inspector has said. Speaking at an Office for Students event, Amanda Spielman said ...

07 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Students taking Government’s flagship T-level courses felt ‘misled’ – Ofsted

Many students taking T-level qualifications have felt “misled” and “ill-informed” about the Government’s flagship technical courses, an Ofsted review found. The number of students who progress to the second ...

20 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Education Secretary promises new Ofsted powers in crackdown on illegal schools

The Education Secretary has pledged a crackdown on illegal schools, which it is thought tens of thousands of children in England could be attending. Nadhim Zahawi confirmed there would be “stronger powers” ...

11 Apr 2022 at 11:55

New powers to shut down illegal schools announced

Unsafe, illegal schools will be shut down under new Government powers, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced. The DfE said that its work on closing unsafe independent schools until now had been ...

06 May 2022 at 15:25

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