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Education Bill receives Royal Assent

    News
  • Tuesday, November 15, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Legislation that gives teachers the power to search pupils, entitles all disadvantaged two-year-olds to free early education and gives the Education Secretary powers to close down underperforming schools has received Royal Assent.

Ofsted chief urged to show independence

    Other
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The man set to become chief inspector at Ofsted has been warned against issuing threats to education and children's services and prove his independence from government.

Ofsted attacks standard of business courses

    News
  • Tuesday, June 7, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted has criticised the standard of business and enterprise courses in schools, saying they are too narrow and leave students with little practical understanding of business.

Sector declares opposition to Ofsted split

    Other
  • Monday, April 18, 2011
  • | CYP Now
Proposals to split Ofsted into two separate inspectorates of education and children's care would make the government's policies on children with special educational needs, early years services and looked-after children unviable, sector leaders have warned.

Never mind the inspectorate, recruit the right inspectors

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 18, 2011
  • | CYP Now
On the face of it, the education select committee's call to split Ofsted into two separate inspectorates for education and children's care would represent a further step away from services centred on the needs of the whole child. It is a trend played out in several areas through the disappearance of children's trust arrangements and local authority children's services departments.