New arrangements for inspecting schools
 

In January this year, Ofsted changed the way it inspects schools in England (including academies and free schools). The new approach aims to increase our impact on school improvement.
Our new Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, plans to consult on further changes to inspection of maintained schools from September 2012 to raise expectations even more. We will provide an update on these and any other changes in future editions of Ofsted News. For the rest of this academic year we will continue to inspect using the approach outlined below.


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