Past webinars
Strong foundations in the first years of school - recording available soon
In this webinar, we shared some of the key messages from our recent publication and explored what our research and inspection suggest schools could pay particular attention to in Reception and key stage 1, so that all children gain the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for key stage 2 and beyond.
Changes to ungraded inspections
In this webinar we discussed our new approach to ungraded inspections from September 2024.
School inspection update: autumn 2024
In this webinar provided an outline of the updates to the school inspection handbook for maintained schools and academies.
How Ofsted inspects small primary schools
In this webinar we explained how Ofsted looks at the quality of education in small primary schools.
How Ofsted inspects alternative provision
In this webinar, we discussed our approach to the inspection of alternative provision (AP) using the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and explored how we use the EIF’s flexibilities to enable us to understand an AP’s core work and curriculum.
How Ofsted inspects behaviour
During this webinar we shared our latest research findings on behaviour in maintained schools and academies. We considered the potential barriers to securing good behaviour and the key actions that effective schools are prioritising. We focussed on how schools establish high expectations, what pupils are explicitly taught and why, the importance of training for staff and getting things right from the start.
An update on attendance with Ofsted and DfE
During this webinar we provided a national update on attendance matters for maintained schools and academies. We considered how Ofsted inspects attendance and explored the updated attendance guidance from the DfE. The messages in this webinar build on those of the webinar we held in February 2022 where we considered how schools are securing good attendance and tackling persistent absence.