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Education recovery in schools: autumn 2021

4 January 2022

A briefing on the continued impact of the pandemic and education recovery has been released, which draws on evidence from inspections that Ofsted carried out in autumn 2021. Inspection handbooks…

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Ofsted art curriculum webinar

2 January 2022

Ofsted have released a pre-recorded webinar led by Jennifer Gibbs, HMI, Subject Lead for Art and Design on which art knowledge is most significant and what structure is needed to…

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Ofsted webinar on inspection and gathering evidence

18 December 2021

Ofsted have released a pre-recorded video delivered by Dan Lambert, HMI, in the South East region, who talks about the types of evidence that inspectors will look at on inspection.…

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Ofsted science curriculum webinar

15 December 2021

Ofsted have released a pre-recorded video delivered by Dr Jasper Green, HMI, Subject Lead for Science, on how thinking about the science curriculum can support pupils to catch up. Click…

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Ofsted Annual Report 2020-2021

14 December 2021

While the long-term effects of school closures are not yet known, this year’s report says that nearly all children in England have suffered as a result of restrictions and repeated…

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Ofsted’s inspection timetable

3 December 2021

Chris Russell, Ofsted's National Director for Education has released a blog which explains when schools might be inspected over the coming years. Ofsted has recently been given additional funding by…

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Geography curriculum webinar from Ofsted

25 November 2021

Ofsted has released a recorded webinar, delivered by Iain Freeland, HMI, Subject Lead for geography on how pupils get better at geography. Click here to access the webinar on Youtube.

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Music curriculum webinar from Ofsted

17 November 2021

Ofsted have released a recorded webinar delivered by Mark Phillips, Senior HMI, London and National Lead for music, on the curriculum and moving music forward. Click here to access the…

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Ofsted blog: looking at schools in light of COVID

15 November 2021

Chris Russell, the National Director for Education at Ofsted, has published a blog about the inspectorate's return to routine inspection and the COVID context. Below are pertinent excerpts from the…

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Ofsted physical education and the curriculum webinar

13 November 2021

Ofsted have released 'physical education and curriculum' - a new webinar from specialist lead for physical education Hanna Miller HMI. The national curriculum for PE aims to ensure that all…

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Computing curriculum video from Ofsted

9 November 2021

Ofsted have released a recorded webinar delivered by Marc White, HMI, Subject Lead for Computing on how to identify the most significant knowledge and how to ensure that what is…

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Alternative provision and unregulated schools

8 November 2021

There has been a reported rise in the number of primary-aged pupils in alternative provision. For children struggling in mainstream schools there are high-quality state-funded pupil referral units and good independent…

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