Sentences with phrase «education watchdog ofsted»

Education watchdog Ofsted wants to toughen the language of inspections in England - changing the «satisfactory» rating to «requires improvement».

Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Schools in England and head of education watchdog Ofsted, has told BBC Newsnight that schools and local authorities up and down the country should learn from London and «draw a line» below underperformance.

Education watchdog Ofsted sent a letter to Blackpool Council earlier this year, following a school improvement inspection at the authority in December.

Families» chances of having a good local school depend too much on which part of the country they live in, warns England's education watchdog Ofsted.

The Local Government Association says 91 % of council maintained schools are rated good or outstanding by education watchdog Ofsted - so they should be allowed «to play a direct role in raising education standards and improving life chances, including taking on the running of failing academies».

In response to a question from the Liberal Democrat's education spokesperson John Pugh, minister Edward Timpson said education watchdog Ofsted has been asked to inspect the schools and prosecute, where necessary.

The education watchdog Ofsted and the Department for Education are expected to deliver reports in June on the next steps for schools which have faced these allegations.

The «battle against mediocrity» must be fought to improve school standards across all parts of England, says the head of education watchdog Ofsted.

Education watchdog Ofsted said it was concerned about 17 of 28 schools in the county visited by inspectors during snap visits in March.

Last week the former head of English education watchdog Ofsted, Sir David Bell, warned that attempts to raise standards in England's schools were being undermined by political interference and short - term demands of party politics.

Originally launched at a special EIB conference of head teachers in Nottingham on 16 September, the Charter has received the support of teaching unions and education watchdog Ofsted.

In its annual report published in December, education watchdog Ofsted criticised 16 local authorities for «underperforming» as less than 60 per cent of pupils attended good or outstanding secondary schools, and there were lower than national GCSE attainment and levels of expected progress.

Ms Bano has two daughters at Oldknow Academy, one of five schools placed into special measures by education watchdog Ofsted.

Mr Mee is currently head teacher at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Darlaston, which is rated «good» by education watchdog Ofsted.

Mesma was set - up in response to changes implemented by education watchdog Ofsted, which led to schools, colleges and independent providers receiving reduced notice of inspection.

In April, education watchdog Ofsted credited this partnership with the Tennis Foundation and the LTA as being among the «pioneering» work which has helped to remove Rockwood Academy and Nansen Primary from special measures.

MESMA was set - up in response to changes implemented by education watchdog Ofsted, which led to schools, colleges and independent providers receiving reduced notice of inspection.

A new report from education watchdog Ofsted has revealed that a fifth of England's secondary schools are concerned about «gang culture».

Education watchdog Ofsted has raised concerns about declining levels of interest in geography.

The way progress of the government's extended schools programme is assessed needs improving, education watchdog Ofsted says.

Not exact matches

Sir Michael, the head of education watchdog, Ofsted has also claimed poverty is too often used as an excuse for educational failure among white working - class families.

Ofsted, the education watchdog, is being accused of deliberately targeting faith schools with no - notice inspections.

A Christian education expert has criticised a report released by schools watchdog Ofsted, which accuses... More

Janet Palmer, national lead for personal, social, health and economic education at Ofsted, said the watchdog had not encountered inappropriate materials.

This idea was once endorsed by the UK's Department for Education, and by its inspection watchdog, Ofsted.

The handy reference guide «Ofsted Inspection Key Findings Quickbook» provides key information from details published by the education standards» watchdog about dozens of providers across the country.

Another academy trust has been criticised for underperformance by Ofsted in the education watchdog's second focused inspection of an academy chain.

The education watchdog, Ofsted, rates six independent Muslim schools in Tower Hamlets as «inadequate».

But figures from the education watchdog show the vast majority of inspections are carried out as part of Ofsted's own targeting of schools, either as part of a planned cycle or because of concerns about results or behaviour.

A secondary school in Wiltshire that allegedly asked the mother of an autistic pupil to keep her son at home during an Ofsted inspection could face another visit from the education watchdog.

But Ofsted's report last year on provision for the most able pupils and a recent survey by the watchdog on the effectiveness of the curriculum at Key Stage 3 gave Sir Michael «great cause for concern about the transition from primary to secondary education».

School inspections in England will give more scrutiny to the quality of teaching, in a back to basics shake - up by the Ofsted education watchdog.