There is no poverty in the UK I hear you cry. Really? Let’s start by looking at...
Category: Policy and Practice
Back to blogReady, Steady: The New Education Inspection Framework has Arrived
It was the longest and largest consultation Ofsted has ever undertaken (four months with 100 focus groups...
What is Cultural Capital?
To be honest, cultural capital is not the usual conversation piece. But it is both a conscious...
Going to Bath for a Bath
I arrived on Friday evening (15 March) in a wet Bath for the Firm Foundations Conference. A...
Happy International Women’s Day
Everything starts somewhere, and as the notices for International Women’s Day (IWD) started to proliferate, I wondered...
The London OBC: Consulting on the Consultation
Ofsted has a strategic objective to be a force for improvement through intelligent, responsible and focused inspection...
Time Out to Reflect on Social Enterprise
I am not always great at taking my own advice, which in this case is to take...
Quality childcare: it starts with meaningful investment
The Report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), raises the self-same issues which have been of concern...
Let’s Celebrate the role of a trustee
Yesterday was Kindness Day, and today we are halfway into Trustee Week, a good reason to thank...
In Eurovision style here are the results from the London Ofsted Big Conversation….
The meeting was hosted by Bain & Company: 40 Strand WC2N 5RW on Thursday 11 October 2018....
Get your thinking caps on – it’s London OBC
It’s marvellous to see so many OBC events happening across the country. They are a chance for...
What Parents Think of the Free Funding Offer for Two Year Olds
Everyone says, the free offer is great for parents, they love it. It’s just greedy providers who...