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Moorlands Nursery School wins bronze 'Early Years Team of the Year' at the Pears...

The Headteacher and some pupils

Olney Middle School celebrated for remarkable progress in recent Ofsted visit

A charity has called for more protection to avoid serious incidents involving children

Multiple serious incidents involving vulnerable children recorded in MK

children playing

Chestnuts Primary School maintains high standards in latest Ofsted inspection

Childbase Partnership has ranked in the Top 20 providers once again

Childbase Partnership top of the class again in DayNurseries awards

Proposed changes to Ofsted inspections have come under fire from teaching unions

Why Ofsted is facing legal action over proposed changes to inspections

From how your child's school compares to other local schools to its SEN provision, there's plenty of info to be found online

How to find official data on your child's school - and what it means

Cllr Joe Hearnshaw with Mac Heath alongside the team at Furze House in Milton Keynes

MK's respite care home for disabled children commended by Ofsted

From left, Cllr Joe Hearnshaw, cabinet Member for children and young people with Mac Heath, director of children’s services (right) alongside the team at Furze House

Council-run Milton Keynes children’s home praised for outstanding care

Social workers who join the team at Milton Keynes City Council could be eligible for a £6,000 Golden Hello

Milton Keynes City Council offers £6,000 Golden Hello to new social workers

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has spoken out against a number of key Government education reforms

Ofsted ex-boss claims schools bill may 'make education worse'

Some schools are not at all hapy about their Ofsted inspections and ratings

City schools complain to Ofsted school following inspection visits

Childbase Partnership is celebrating taking the top spot once again

Childbase Partnership tops league tables for second year running

As an independent adoption charity, we've been consistently rated outstanding by Ofsted since 2014, a testament to our commitment to finding permanent families for children waiting in care.

PACT hosts free in-person adoption information event in Milton Keynes

Acorn at Westcroft

Local nursery gets outstanding

Some nursery practitioners with children making letters spelling ‘GOOD’.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Walnut Tree celebrates Ofsted ‘Good’ Rat...

Student puts their hand up.

Ofsted Chief Inspector says it’s time to rethink school holiday length

Priory Rise Primary School

'Shocking' school run parking causes mutiny on entire estate in Milton Keynes

Headteacher & Pupils

Whitehouse Primary School Ofsted inspection

Parents would notice a few key differences if the changes go ahead as currently pitched

What the proposed Ofsted changes could mean for parents

'Outstanding' and 'good' grades will disappear under the proposed new traffic light system

The 9 new criteria Ofsted may judge schools on, and the 5 new 'grades'

School team with IFtL's CEO

Lavendon School celebrates Ofsted inspection results

The whole of Langland Community School is pictured celebrating their fantastic 'Good' and 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating.

Langland Community School achieves Good and Outstanding Ofsted ratings for the f...

Cllr Joe Hearnshaw, cabinet member for children and young people (left) with Mac Heath, director of children’s services (centre) young people and staff at the Care Leavers Hub

Ofsted inspectors say strong progress made at council’s Children’s Services

School photo by Oleksandr P on Pexels

Tickford Park joins Grand Union Partnership school’s trust

Pupils with Associate Principal Damian McGeehin from Sir Herbert Leon Academy

Pupils at Sir Herbert Leon Academy are ‘learning well’ and ’achieve the best the...

Meadow View children receive visit from ZooLab on Steve Irwin Day

Meadow View Day Nursery celebrate Steve Irwin Day

Ofsted checks safeguarding, to make sure schools have good policies in place to protect vulnerable young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How Ofsted checks safeguarding in schools

Record numbers of families in Milton Keynes have accessed free early years education, thanks to a new scheme promoted by the City Council

Time for Twos scheme helps record number of families in MK

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Good news For Loughton Manor First School

Ofsted grades aren't the be-all and end-all of what makes a school good, but they are an accessible starting point for parents (Image: National World/Getty)

'Ofsted is wrong to drop one-word ratings for schools' Amber Allott

Join Nexus Fostering at the Mercure Milton Keynes Hotel on Tuesday 8th October 7-8pm

Help local children and become a foster carer in Milton Keynes

Ofsted is scrapping single-word judgements for schools. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Major Ofsted change announced as single-word ratings scrapped

The Meadow View team

Meadow View Day Nursery declared ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

Primary schools from right across the country have made the list (Photo: National World/Google)

The 15 best-rated primary schools across England

Ofsted figures show children's homes in Milton Keynes could look after 46 children as of March – slightly up from 42 the previous year.

Children's homes in MK have more places on offer, new figures show

From left: Sean Havill, Filomena Havill, Kirsty Miller, David Killick, Amy Latham, Emily Harrison

Double award success for transformed school

Local BTEC Provider VLUK celebrates 'Good' Ofsted report

Ofsted praises Virtual Alliance Limited (VLUK) for delivering high quality BTEC ...

Ofsted inspectors can give schools four different ratings (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about Ofsted school inspections

Scenes from Adoption Focus' 15th Anniversary Party for Adopters and Families

Adoption Focus celebrates 15 years of changing children’s lives

Office for National Statistics figures show there were 27 childcare places accessible in Milton Keynes for every 100 children under seven in the area.

Childcare in Milton Keynes more accessible than national average

Holne Chase Principal David Killick

Transformed school shortlisted for two awards

Milton Keynes Council

Provision for special needs children in MK needs to be improved, says Ofsted

Holmwood School and Nursery Team with some children

Holmwood School & Nursery rated 'Good' following Ofsted inspection

The team at Lavendon

Little Birches Lavendon Ofsted Rated GOOD

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