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Ofsted announces plan to strengthen inspections through new team structures
Ofsted has announced a new structure for inspection teams in schools and further education, focused on improving consistency following feedback.
The changes mean that following the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025:
- all schools and further education inspections will be led by current His Majesty’s Inspectors, or OIs with recent HMI experience, drawing on their more in-depth inspection expertise and training
- Ofsted will make the best use of OIs’ current sector knowledge and experience by deploying them as team inspectors, placing greater emphasis on matching their expertise to specific types of provision to complement the inspection expertise brought by His Majesty’s Inspectors.
Chancellor’s spending review plans for the future, but sector needs investment now
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spending Review, setting out budgets for all government departments over the next few years.
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NDNA Awards: And the winners are….
A huge congratulations to all of our NDNA Award winners in 2025. There were some incredible award entries across the categories and all finalists can be immensely proud of their achievements. Thank you to everyone who entered!
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