Ofsted school inspections update 2022 | Ofsted webinar for schools

Learn more about the changes to Ofsted’s inspections of schools as of September 2022.

Belita Scott and Claire Brown, Senior His Majesty's Inspectors in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, also answer questions submitted before and during the webinar.

0:00 Introduction
2:08 Updated handbooks
3:04 New terminology
4:05 Why change?
6:25 Inspection handbook
7:59 COVID-19
9:18 Common misconceptions
10:09 How schools will be inspected
14:12 Ofsted’s judgements
20:59 Grade descriptors
29:30 Urgent inspections
30:25 School monitoring handbook
31:59 Takeaway points
33:24 Q: Safeguarding
36:04 Q: External data on inspection
38:40 Q: Timing of inspection
41:12 Q: Curriculum
43:15 Q: Tariff
45:25 Q: Attendance
49:11 Other questions