A report is typically published between 16 and 46 days after an inspection. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. An Ofsted spokesperson told Schools Week they are âputting a hold on all this weekâs routine inspections of schools, social care, early years⦠Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Childrenâs Services and Skills. The watchdog has halted inspections following prime minister Boris Johnsonâs announcement earlier today to scale up coronavirus prevention measures. Please see the following information below for how your views can be shared. Ofsted school inspections will return next year after a 10-month absence caused by the coronavirus crisis. Speaking at the launch of the watchdogâs latest annual report, Amanda Spielman said Ofsted needed to âtake account of the national situation, and weâve always said that the timing and form of our return was under reviewâ. Ofsted announced last week that its monitoring inspections of schools will be carried out remotely until after the February half-term in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Chris Russell, the watchdog's acting national director for education, said Ofsted's findings on remote learning could form part of the assessment it makes about the quality of education at a school. FE Week understands the Education and Skills Funding Agency has grown increasingly concerned with new apprenticeship providers operating for ⦠Ofsted said it considers this group to be the âhighest priority for face-to-face inspection activityâ. Ofsted inspectors will assess how a school is delivering its curriculum through remote learning when full inspections resume, Tes has been told. All routine Ofsted inspections will now be put on hold, Schools Week can reveal. St Matthew's Primary School has received notification that there will be a two-day Ofsted Inspection looking at our remote learning on Wednesday 4th February and Thursday 5th February. We would like to invite all registered parents of registered pupils at the school⦠Ofsted says inspectors will speak with leaders about returning to full education, how pupils have picked up the curriculum, remote learning and using catch-up funding, how pupils with specific issues like SEND are being helped, and the schoolâs safeguarding arrangements. Easy access for teachers, the media and schools to the most recent inspection grades and reports. âIt complicates the role of Ofsted at a time when we have eye-watering levels of financial scrutiny through the Education and Skills Funding Agency. He said: âWe think this is a hugely misguided concept. However, the announcement by the government has been questioned by Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders. Ofsted guidance and information relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) for schools, early years, children's social care and further education and skills providers. Click on the markers above to get started. Ofsted inspections to be done remotely All planned inspection activity will be carried out remotely until March 8 at the earliest. Ofsted is not expecting to resume graded inspections in January, the chief inspector has said. This map presents the latest 100 inspections according to inspection date, not report publication date. Ofsted inspecting schools' finances. From: ... which were due to begin next week. The inspectorate had planned to return to full inspections in January but it was announced last week that this was now being pushed forward to the summer term.