The Find My School Blog

Use our school data on your site

mal — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:41:52 +0000

Do you have a website that could benefit from the sort of data we have at Find My School?

If so, you should look at the free school data API that we have just published. It allows any website to use Find My School data.

New feature: Parent reviews

mal — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:34:29 +0000

Due to pupular demand we have added an exciting new feature to Find My School. You can now submit your own reviews and ratings. To do this, search for the school or nursery you are connected with, then click on the “Parent reviews” tab near the bottom of the page. You can then log in and submit your review.

School Report Cards update

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:37:10 +0000

The official government “School Report Card” scheme came one step closer to reality last week, with the publication of this this document.

The document outlines the concept of a “single overall grade” for schools, based on a combination of inspection reports and test results.

Independent schools

mal — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:59:10 +0000

We’ve added a new section about independent schools.

Please let us know if you have any tips that would be useful for parents considering an independent school for their children.

School Report Cards

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:59:11 +0000

Last October the Secretary of State announced his intention to improve how schools’ performance is reported to parents. This improvement is to take the form of a school “report card”, that comprises all of the information a parent would find useful when choosing a school.

The Government is inviting feedback on this initiative and there is only one month left for you to have your say. You can view the consultation document and submit your feedback here.

Edit your school or nursery details

mal — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:35:28 +0000

We now have a new editing screen where you can update the details of your establishment very easily. Just visit your page and click onthe ‘Update details’ link near the top right.

Oftsed website upgrade

mal — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:07:03 +0000

Thousands 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

mal — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:02:57 +0000

Parents 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

mal — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:24:58 +0000

Under 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

mal — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:01:08 +0000

We’ve added a new feature. You can now quickly view all nurseries and daycare establishments that received an “Outstanding” Ofsted report in your area.