Abandoning routine independent school inspections would jeopardise standards and undo progress, the outgoing head of Ofsted has warned in his farewell speech.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has said the success of schools in London “makes a mockery” of claims that increasing the number of grammar schools is key to improving attainment for disadvantaged...
Sir Michael Wilshaw gas renewed his warning of a regional divide in England’s education system in light of official statistics published by schools watchdog Ofsted on Wednesday.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has said greater autonomy for schools should be matched with strong intervention in cases of failure, to ensure they don’t “wither on the vine”.
The government’s nomination of Amanda Spielman to serve as the next chief inspector of schools has incurred the wrath of teaching unions due to her lack of teaching experience.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned that the England’s education system is facing a teacher “brain drain” and that staff shortages may reach “situation critical”.
The quality of apprenticeships is suffering amid the government’s drive to increase their numbers and some courses may be a waste of public funds, an Ofsted report has concluded today.
Chief education inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has raised concerns that schools and local authorities are not doing enough to track where pupils who leave school at unusual times of the year are going...
Once Sir Michael Wilshaw was hailed as ‘a real hero’ by Education Secretary Michael Gove. So what left him ‘spitting blood’ in a battle with the Department for Education? The...
