Ofsted will pause publishing reports during the mourning of Queen Elizabeth II, but has said inspections will continue.
Senior officials at the inspectorate met this morning. A statement from the inspectorate read: “In line with government guidance that public services should continue and schools and FE settings should remain open during the period of mourning, our inspections will carry on.”
A spokesperson said they will be “understanding of any arrangements or activities education settings have planned or are planning during this period, and our inspectors will work flexibly around them”.
However they will be “pausing the routine publication of inspection reports until the mourning period concludes”.
