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Born at Scunthorpe in 1968, Rachel Kenny was one of four siblings. She had three brothers. Her father was a steelworker, her mother a refugee. She attended St Bede's, a local Catholic comprehensive school, then attended the John Leggott College, in the same two years as weather forecaster Darren Bett, gaining A-levels in English and Religious Studies in 1986.
Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools and some independent schools. It also inspects childcare, adoption and fostering agencies and initial teacher training, and regulates early years childcare facilities and children's social care services. [2]
In June 2021 she declared Years 11 and 13 (ages 16 and 18) should be kept in schools despite the cancellation of exams and the substantial extra workload imposed on teachers as a result, and said Ofsted would "want to know how" schools were using contact time with Year 11. [24]
An early action was changing the name of the department from the Department for Children, Schools and Families to its previous name, the Department for Education. [1] He announced plans for schools rated as Outstanding by Ofsted to be allowed to become academies .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. British politician (born 1983) The Right Honourable Bridget Phillipson MP Official portrait, 2024 Secretary of State for Education Incumbent Assumed office 5 July 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer Preceded by Gillian Keegan Minister for Women and Equalities Incumbent Assumed office 8 July ...
Registered childminders care for one or more children under the age of eight for more than a total of two hours a day, usually in the childminder's home, for payment. They are usually self-employed and are inspected by Ofsted in England [11] or the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) [12] to ensure they are providing a safe and stimulating environment for these children.
The school had been put on "special measures" by Ofsted, meaning that it was considered to be well below standard and subject to regular inspection.The students had serious behavioural problems and there was low morale among the staff, due in part to the murder of a previous headmaster, Philip Lawrence, who was stabbed to death when intervening in a fight at the school gates.
Sir Christopher Anthony Woodhead (20 October 1946 – 23 June 2015) was a British educationalist.He was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England from 1994 to 2000, and was one of the most controversial figures in debates on the direction of English education policy. [1]