Schools: Inspections
Commons · Question 38476 · Tabled 14 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Ofsted inspections place greater emphasis on (a) pupil wellbeing, (b) creative subjects and (c) social development.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 24 Mar 2025
In 2024, Ofsted conducted its Big Listen, which was the largest consultation in its history, receiving more than 20,000 responses. It listened to the views of a wide range of parents, teachers, school leaders and others about the impact of inspection and ...