Ofsted is developing a SEND inspection framework which is aimed at local authorities and agencies, focusing on the strategic oversight and commissioning of SEND services and alternative provision. Whilst not directly related early years individually, settings may be involved in helping Ofsted assess how...
He said the framework had been changed “in such a way that what was once judged to be one grade is no longer deemed to merit the same grade”, which was ”a fundamental weakness of the inspection system”. A former Ofsted His Majesty’s inspector (HMI), who spoke to Tes anonymously,...
He said: “The purpose of inspection should be to get under the skin of a school and really explore what its issues are, but with the current framework and the shorter reports I would question how well Ofsted is able to do this. “I think the framework was created in more stable...