PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Schools: Inspections (4 June 2014)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria are used to commission Ofsted to carry out spot inspections on schools.

Asked by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)

Answer

Ofsted has been carrying out Section 8 inspections at schools with serious behavioural problems since January 2014. No-notice inspections can also be triggered by parental complaints or safeguarding concerns.


Answered by:
Mr David Laws (Liberal Democrat)
17 June 2014

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