Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 23 March 2011.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The role and remit of Ofsted
The breadth of Ofsted's remit
The definition of inspection
The case for abolition
3 The performance and independence of Ofsted
Ofsted and the Department for Education
Communicating and engaging with the public
Transparency of contractual information
Financial effectiveness and efficiency
The role of the non-executive Board
4 The quality and consistency of inspectors
The variability of inspector performance
Secondments into the inspectorate
The training and role of Additional Inspectors
5 Experiences and mechanics of inspection
Ofsted and stress
Notice of inspections
The role of school governors in the inspection process
Voluntary Childcare Register
Inspection of sixth form and further education colleges
6 The future direction of inspection policy
The need for clarity
Cessation of inspection for outstanding providers
Differentiation of grading for satisfactory schools
New framework for school inspections
The Self-Evaluation Form
Measuring progression and attainment
7 Concluding remarks
Annex 1: Note of the Committee's Seminar with Ofsted Inspectors, 1 February 2011
Annex 2: Note of the Committee's visit to Finland, 17 and 18 February 2011
Annex 3: Ofsted organisation chart
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
List of additional written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and written evidence 3 November 2010 10 November 2010 24 November 2010 8 December 2010 12 January 2011 2 March 2011 Written evidence Additional written evidence
3 November 2010
10 November 2010
24 November 2010
8 December 2010
12 January 2011
2 March 2011
Written evidence
Additional written evidence
