[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library briefing paper : Number 07091, 5 August 2019 : School inspections in England : Ofsted

... […] From January 2016 to July 2018, we identified 420 suspected unregistered schools in England, and so far, we have inspected 274. We have issued 63 warning notices. During this time, 56 settings have closed or ... See full document

... At her pre-appointment hearing with the Education Committee, Amanda Spielman was asked about MAT inspections. In response, she said: The system is evolving rapidly. I cannot imagine that, in a few years’ time, it ... See full document

... After following internal complaints procedures, schools and other providers may also be able to complain to the Independent Complaints Adjudication Service for Ofsted (ICASO). ICASO can consider complaints about a ... See full document

... Amanda Spielman is due to take over as HMCI in January 2017. She co- founded the Ark academy school chain and has been the Chair of examination regulator Ofqual since 2011. The Education Select committee held a ... See full document

... 2.5 The government wants to ensure that families get the best value for school uniforms. A 2015 Department for Education survey found that nearly one-fifth of parents and carers reported that they had suffered ... See full document

... • compulsory schemes are much less popular than voluntary schemes amongst parents and school staff. But voluntary schemes can struggle to run economically and there are also adverse selection issues where those ... See full document

... Clearly the emphasis on whole-family working has been […] unambiguously positive. The key worker approach has been unambiguously positive. At the moment there is an interesting conversation to be had around whether more ... See full document

... the House represent the most needy in their ...on school buildings in every year of this Parliament cumulatively than the previous Government spent in every year of their first two ...financed school ... See full document

... Education Act 1996 they do have a duty to make arrangements to identify children in their area who are not receiving a suitable education. 21 The DfE’s guidance for local authorities explains that, while the law does not ... See full document

... independent school standards are likely to be met before a school can be ...notify Ofsted of it and Ofsted must then inspect the institution and make a report to the Secretary of State on the ... See full document

... of school governors can be challenging. In 2016, Ofsted reported that “recruitment and retention of governors is a serious ...Improvement/Satisfactory Ofsted grade and schools that are not ... See full document

... Single and small academy trusts and sixth form colleges were able to bid for funding through the Condition Improvement Fund, with guidance published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency stating that the HPCF “is ... See full document

... In primary schools, some teachers lack the specialist knowledge needed to teach PE well and outcomes for pupils are not as good as they could be. More able pupils are not always challenged to achieve their very best, ... See full document

... The School System in England This briefing offers a short introduction to the types of state-funded schools in England and how they differ from each ... See full document

... Again, the proposals proved highly controversial and generated strong feeling among commentators – particularly with respect to the proposed subject content. On 20 March 2013, The Independent published a highly critical ... See full document

... Secretary of State expects local authorities to consider all possible options before they disturb well established arrangements, some of which have been associated with local agreements or understandings about the siting ... See full document

... The report stated that maintaining teacher supply had become more difficult in recent years and that this is “particularly concerning” given that demand for teachers is expected to rise as a result of increases in pupil ... See full document

... This exemption has now been extended to new students starting pre-registration courses in dental profession subjects and pre- registration postgraduate courses in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions from ... See full document

... 2011 Ofsted report identified good teaching in two thirds of the lessons observed in primary school, with primary teachers’ subject knowledge and their teaching methods described as predominantly ...because ... See full document

... A number of factors may be leading to the increase in the number of students reporting a mental health ...the number of young undergraduates - adults aged 16–24 today are more likely than previous ... See full document