Education news: Ofsted change and GCSE warning - Tes
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping deep dives in ungraded inspections and fears about the impact of high absence among GCSE students
www.tes.comHere are the latest headlines on Ofsted from reputable sources:
- BBC: Phillipson says new Ofsted report cards will help struggling schools. The piece discusses plans to replace single-word judgments with more detailed report cards and to intervene more rapidly in underperforming schools. It notes reforms following controversy over past inspection practices, including responses to the Ruth Perry case, and outlines how improvements would be measured in key areas of each school.[1]
- GovWire: Ofsted updates and announcements through March–April 2026, including a pilot involving more serving school and college leaders as inspectors, and the removal of certain headline judgments for local authorities’ children’s services. It also mentions continued rollout of the renewed inspection framework.[2]
- The Standard: Coverage of Ofsted reforms and reactions, including comments from families affected by inspection processes and discussions around safety and accountability in school leadership during reforms.[4]
- TES (Times Educational Supplement) and Schools Week: Ongoing education news coverage around changes to inspection practices (scrapping deep dives in some cycles, updates to GCSE-related discussions), and broader implications for schools and pupils.[5][8]
If you’d like, I can pull the full articles or summaries from these sources, or focus on a specific aspect like changes to inspection criteria, timelines for the renewed framework, or impact on schools in London and southeast England.