Following the Trojan Horse controversy around the infiltration of schools in Birmingham by hardline “Islamist” elements, Ofsted was granted new powers to conduct “no notice” inspections of schools.

Schools in Wales could be subject to “no-notice inspections” under new regulations being introduced by the Welsh Government. Education watchdog Estyn currently gives 20 working days’ notice of an ...

The head of Wales’ education watchdog has refused to rule out the introduction of controversial 'no-notice inspections' in the nation’s schools. Chief inspector Ann Keane said the length of time ...