Ofsted Talks

Hosts, Chris Jones and Anna Trethewey talk about schools exclusions and alternative provision. Anna talk to Ofsted's Anna Heavey about what Ofsted looks for on inspection. Chris talks to Danny Coyle f...

15 Feb 202241min

A recording of the live panel discussion that took place at Ofsted's Annual Report launch on Tuesday 7 December 2021. The panel discussion the issues facing education, children's services and skill ov...

7 Jan 202244min

Amanda Spielman discusses the content and context of the 2021 Ofsted Annual Report, talking about what we found in all the areas we inspect during this period.

7 Dec 202116min

What's it like to leave care? We spoke to a care-experienced person who's also Ofsted's head of research. How did the pandemic impact young care leavers? Find out more in this episode of our podcast -...

29 Okt 202129min

What's education like in prisons? Ofsted Talks hosts, Chris Jones and Anna Trethewey talk to guest speakers about the challenges facing prison education and the need for rapid improvements.  Transcrip...

8 Okt 202141min

Chris Jones discusses with report author, Anna Trethewey, how the review was carried out and what inspectors discovered about this issue. More than 900 children were interviewed in the course of the r...

10 Sep 202134min

Introducing the new Ofsted podcast, 'Ofsted Talks'. This is the pilot episode.   Chris Jones discusses with Amanda Spielman and Chris Russell the impact of the pandemic on children and schools, as wel...

27 Aug 202136min