CYP Now - LGA urges Ofsted to postpone monitoring visits during lockdown

Ofsted should suspend the resumption of monitoring inspections in schools until at least March, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

Monitoring visits by Ofsted should be postponed until schools reopen fully, the LGA has said. Picture: Phil Adams

Inspections of schools currently judged inadequate were due to begin this month but were not set to be graded, the inspectorate said last year.

The summer term is set to see the start of routine inspections and grading for schools, according to latest plans, released by Ofsted in December.

Ofsted previously said these will be based on “the length of time since their last inspection and any other relevant information”.

Emergency inspections of schools, where concerns are raised, will continue in this year, Ofsted added.

The LGA has expressed concern over increasing pressure on schools as new Covid-19 restrictions mean they are taking on significantly more students than in the first national lockdown.

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