Five Working Days: How Long Ofsted Can Pause An Inspection

Ofsted's own page on deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence says a scheduled inspection "should take place unless there are exceptional circumstances". This episode reads the page word for word: the grounds on which Ofsted may defer, what it says is not normally a reason, who has to ask and by when, and the five working day limit after which a paused inspection in a school…

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