2005
Annual Report 2004/05 published
The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2004/05 has been published on Ofsted's website.
- 20 Oct 2005
Ofsted Annual Report 2004/05
David Bell, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, is publishing his Annual Report 2004/05 at 10am on Wednesday 19 October.
- 19 Oct 2005
The first new-style school inspection reports have been published on our website
Ofsted has published the first new-style school inspection reports on its website. Our new shorter, sharper school inspections began on 12 September.
- 18 Oct 2005
Good practice in promoting race equality in schools and colleges highlighted by Ofsted
Today sees the launch of two new reports from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) which examine work on race equality in education in schools and further education (FE) colleges, including how those bodies are meeting the requirements of the Race Relations Amendment Act (RR(A)A).
- 22 Nov 2005
Chief Inspector makes speech on vocational education to annual conference of Association of Colleges
On Thursday 19th November the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) published a package of reports on the education of 14-19 year olds to coincide with a speech by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, at the annual conference of the Association of Colleges (AoC).
- 18 Nov 2005
Ofsted gives evidence to the Education and Skills Select Committee
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, and other members of the Ofsted board have given evidence to the Education and Skills Select Committee - a cross-party group of MPs.
- 09 Nov 2005
Ofsted publishes citizenship reports
On Wednesday 2 November, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, David Bell, addressed an audience of teachers, pupils and members of the public when he delivered the Roscoe Lecture on 'Education for Democratic Citizenship' at John Moores University in Liverpool.
- 03 Nov 2005
Maurice Smith to be Chief Inspector of Schools from January 2006
Current Director of Early Years is nominated as Chief Inspector following the announcement that David Bell has been appointed as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education and Skills.
- 16 Dec 2005
National strategies are having a positive impact in primary and secondary schools
The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has published two reports, 'The Primary National Strategy: an evaluation of its impact in primary schools 2004/05' and 'The Secondary National Strategy: an evaluation of the fifth year'.
- 14 Dec 2005
First joint area reviews of children's services in five local authorities published
The first joint area reviews, carried out by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) and nine other inspectorates and commissions as part of a new integrated system for the inspection of local authority children's services, are published today.
- 12 Dec 2005