Ofsted

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education). This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Research Papers

DateDescription
10.12.2007Education and Skills Bill, Bill 12 of 2007-08
Education and Skills Bill. (Bill 12 of 2007/08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/87.
10.03.2006Education and Inspections Bill (Bill 134 of 2005-06)
The Education and Inspections Bill (Bill 134 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/15

Select Committee Reports

DateDescription
22.06.2011The role and performance of Ofsted.
Government response. Education Select Committee; Ofsted; Department for Education report [Commons]
23.03.2011The role and performance of Ofsted.
Education Select Committee report [Commons]

Early Day Motions

DateDescription
09.02.2010OFSTED'S NEW INSPECTION FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOLS
That this House recognises that an effective system of school inspection should be genuinely supportive of school improvement and as such requires the confidence of teachers and headteachers; ...
17.06.2008UNFOUNDED CHILDMINDER COMPLAINTS
That this House finds unfair the current Ofsted practice of not retrospectively removing from the record unfounded complaints made against childminders prior to 2006; recognises that ...

Glossary

  • Research Papers (RP) - briefings produced by the House of Commons Library on Bills, topical issues and regular statistics
  • Standard Notes (SN) - shorter, topical briefings from the Commons Library
  • Early Day Motions (EDMs) - formal motions submitted by MPs in the House of Commons
  • POST Notes - short briefing notes produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
  • Lords Library Notes (LLN) - papers compiled by the House of Lords Library on Bills and for debates in the Lords