An Ofsted report criticises maths teaching and warns over early entry to maths GCSE.

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Ofsted criticises maths teaching

Education Secretary Michael Gove signals to head teachers there will be a re-think over plans for Ofsted to inspect schools without any warning.

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Retreat on no-notice inspections

School leaders say that pressure from Ofsted puts off too many applicants for headships.

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Ofsted ‘deterring school leaders’

Schools are ‘too often asked to make up for much wider failings within families and communities’, Ofsted chief inspector says.

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Schools ‘required to fill vacuum’

There is not enough music in music lessons in many schools in England, say Ofsted inspectors.

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School music lessons ‘lack music’

The incoming head of Ofsted tells MPs his “tough guy” image will not be a barrier to success in heading the schools inspection system.

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Ofsted boss’s ‘Dirty Harry’ image

Schools in England which join together in federations improve teaching as well as pupils’ happiness, Ofsted inspectors say.

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School federations ‘show success’

A former Ofsted chief, a universities leader and head teachers are among education figures honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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Ex-Ofsted chief Woodhead knighted

Many vocational business qualifications fail to develop pupils’ understanding of the subject, Ofsted inspectors warn.

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Watchdog attacks business courses

Social workers and other professionals do not take enough notice of the views of vulnerable children, Ofsted inspectors warn.

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Abused children ‘not listened to’

An Ofsted report finds that children’s poor speaking and listening skills are hampering their ability to learn to read.

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Speech delay ‘hits early reading’

Language lessons are “weak” in too many secondary schools in England, Ofsted inspectors say.

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Languages ‘weak in secondaries’

Science education has improved in England’s secondary schools in the past three years, Ofsted inspectors say.

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Secondary school science ‘better’

Children are facing too many “dull and uninspiring” lessons, says the Ofsted annual report.

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Pupils face ‘uninspiring’ lessons

Standards of reading and writing among many 11-year-olds in England “fall stubbornly short”, the head of education watchdog Ofsted says.

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Literacy standards ‘fall short’