Oftsed website upgrade
September 2nd, 2008Thousands of school websites will need to be changed following Ofsted’s website upgrade today.
The inspection body has changed the way Ofsted reports are accessed. This means that any web page that links to the Ofsted website will have to be changed to reflect this.
Parents in Touch
August 11th, 2008Parents in Touch provides guidance through all stages of education and child development; advice by highly experienced professionals and answers to the questions that all parents ask; a forum for parents; resources for parents including worksheets, ‘SATS’ and other test and exam papers.
Parents to trigger Ofsted inspections
May 23rd, 2008Under newly proposed Ofsted reforms, it was confirmed that parents may be able to recommend a school be re-inspected, if they feel teachers are underperforming.
If you would like to comment on the reforms, you can do so here: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/080075
Best nurseries
April 16th, 2008We’ve added a new feature. You can now quickly view all nurseries and daycare establishments that received an “Outstanding” Ofsted report in your area.
School search for your iGoogle homepage
April 2nd, 2008Would you like to search for schools directly from your iGoogle home page? Well now you can!

Click here to add this search box to your iGoogle home page.
New Ofsted reports feature
March 21st, 2008Due to popular demand, we have developed a new screen showing extra details about Ofsted reports and performance for every school. Here is an example page.
You can find this page by clicking on the ‘What does this mean?’ link just below the Ofsted rating on the school main page.
School Admissions Appeals
March 6th, 2008
We have a new section covering school admissions appeals.
If you are worried about your child not being awarded a place at your preferred school, then find out more about the appeals process here.
BBC Whistleblower - childcare, nurseries and Ofsted
March 6th, 2008Last night’s “Whilstblower” programme followed a journalist posing as a childcare professional. It reveals just how far a person with no experience or relevant qualifications can get in the world of childcare.
Check the Ofsted report for your nursery here.
The programme also includes a candid interview with a disgruntled Ofsted inspector. Well worth watching. You can see it online with BBC’s iPlayer.
Add school search to your website
February 18th, 2008
Do you have a website with an educational theme? Now you can provide your website visitors with a “school search box” that you can easily include on any page of your website. Click here for details.
