Phillipson says new Ofsted report cards will help struggling schools
The government will step in more quickly to help struggling schools based on the findings of new Ofsted report cards, the education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson said in a speech on Monday that the old single-word Ofsted judgements, which were scrapped last year, were "too blunt" and "too vague" to serve a purpose.
Ofsted reforms will bring ‘more misery’ to schools, union says
Under the proposals, which are part of wider reforms to education – Ofsted will grade schools with a new five-point ‘report card’, covering a number of key areas, including attendance and inclusion. Unions say it will “subject a beleaguered profession to yet more misery”.
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Will Ofsted report cards work?
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Ofsted report cards could double number of graded areas for FE
5-point scale to be introduced in a model that unions claim is 'worse than single-word judgments', while chief inspector claims it's 'fairer'
The 9 new criteria Ofsted may judge schools on, and the 5 new 'grades'
The scale resembles a traffic light, according to an information video created by Ofsted, and would see schools given a grade in each of the 9+ inspection areas - except safeguarding which will either be graded ‘met’ or ‘not met’. From lowest to highest, these grades will be:
What do the Ofsted school inspection proposals mean?
Ofsted is proposing that schools, early years providers, and further education and skills providers, in England, could be graded across a variety of different areas using a colour-coded five-point scale – with inspectors producing a report card.
Ofsted offers first look at new report cards for schools
Ofsted has provided a first look at its new report cards for school inspections. The schools inspectorate for England is consulting on the new system after it scrapped single-word judgements last year.
What Ofsted's new school report system means for parents
Ofsted has announced proposals for a new inspection model in schools in England, but what does it mean for families?
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‘No evidence’ that Ofsted reforms will improve current system – Tories
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Ofsted to press ahead with ‘Nando’s-style’ scorecard for schools
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