Schools to be notified by phone the afternoon before Ofsted check
Ofsted has rubberstamped plans to reduce the amount of notice given to schools ahead of an inspection from September this year.
Following a consultation into wider changes to schools inspections, the watchdog confirmed that inspectors would move to a system whereby they notify schools by phone the afternoon before a check is due to take place.
Ofsted had proposed conducting school inspections without any notice at all, but decided to amend the plans, since head teachers