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Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills in England. It inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages, ensuring standards are met and maintained.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Monday, 02 February 2026
Ofsted has sent surveys to social care providers to find out about the experiences of the children, parents, staff and professionals involved. ...
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Ofsted has appointed Jonathan Childs as its new Deputy Director of Post-16 Education, Training and Skills....
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Children who are affected by domestic abuse are not being consistently recognised as victims despite this being set out in law, according to a new joi...
Friday, 16 January 2026
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke at the Livery Education Conference at Drapers' Hall....
Thursday, 11 December 2025
A report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) finds that support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who...
Tuesday, 02 December 2025
Annual report sees great work being done by education and care professionals but there are concerns about the rapid growth in children’s homes, and ou...
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Ofsted has today announced plans to reform inspections of local authorities’ children’s services across 2026 and 2027....
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth....
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
The Secretary of State for Education has requested that we pause our routine inspections of national professional qualifications for the remainder of ...
Thursday, 20 November 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Association of Colleges Annual Conference in Birmingham....
Thursday, 20 November 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Schools and Academies Show in Birmingham....
Friday, 24 October 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2025 Young Carers Futures Conference in London....
Friday, 17 October 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Confederation of School Trusts 2025 annual conference in Birmingham....
Thursday, 02 October 2025
Ofsted has today published its 17th annual report on the effectiveness of care, welfare and training arrangements for recruits, trainees and officer c...
Monday, 29 September 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2025 Childcare and Education Expo in Coventry....
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Starting in the autumn of 2025, inspections will consider local areas’ multi-agency responses to child sexual abuse in the family environment. ...
Monday, 08 September 2025
Today, Ofsted has set out a renewed approach to education inspection that will give parents better and more detailed information, is fairer on profess...
Thursday, 31 July 2025
In response to the serious risk of harm to children, Ofsted, CQC and HMI Prisons have issued an urgent notification about Oakhill STC to the Secretary...
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Ofsted has today announced several measures to reassure education providers about the November roll-out of inspections under the renewed inspection fr...
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Ofsted has today announced a full programme of sector engagement to be launched in September when the final set of education inspection reforms are pu...
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke at the 2025 Festival of Education....
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
The report looks at how Ofsted might consider vulnerability in the context of its inspection and regulation work. ...
Friday, 27 June 2025
A new report published today by Ofsted shares insights into how ‘early adopter’ schools and further education (FE) colleges across England are integra...
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Following feedback from last year’s Big Listen and the recent consultation on inspection reform, Ofsted has today announced a new structure for inspec...
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Ofsted recently consulted on changes to education inspections and the introduction of a new report card. ...
Friday, 06 June 2025
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have today published the outcome of a review of the way local area services for children and young people...
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Delivering high-quality care and education for babies and toddlers takes skill and expertise, meaning experience and qualifications among early years ...
Friday, 04 April 2025
From today (Friday 4 April), Ofsted is making some important changes to the way children’s social care providers are inspected, aimed at improving sup...
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
Careers guidance for post-16 students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds can vary in quality, a new report from Ofsted has found....
Monday, 31 March 2025
Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke to educational leaders from the City of London and further afield. He talked about the importance of ed...
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