The New Ofsted Framework Through an Inclusion Lens
Achieve • Belong • Thrive: How school leaders can evidence inclusion under Ofsted’s renewed inspection framework.
✨ Event Description:
Ofsted’s renewed inspection framework (published September 2025) places inclusion at the heart of inspection. For the first time, inclusion is a formal grading criterion, judged through the lens of Achieve, Belong, and Thrive (ABT).
This webinar will help leaders, governors, and practitioners understand what’s changed, what Ofsted will be looking for, and how to prepare now. We’ll also explore how schools can address the Intersectional Data Gap—ensuring no group of pupils is left invisible in the data.
Led by Dr Nicole Ponsford (Founder & CEO of the Global Equality Collective and doctoral researcher at Bournemouth University), this session combines Ofsted’s expectations with practical leadership tools and insights from the 26,000 Voices dataset.
✨ Why Attend?
You’ll gain:
A clear breakdown of Ofsted’s new Achieve • Belong • Thrive model.
Practical examples of how leaders can evidence inclusion with both quantitative and qualitative data.
Guidance on closing the Intersectional Data Gap and embedding ABT into your SEF, SIP, and governance reports.
Phase-specific insights for Early Years, Mainstream Schools, FE, Independent Schools, and ITE providers.
A takeaway Leadership Quick Guide to ABT and checklists for your phase.
✨ Who should attend?
Headteachers, principals, and school leaders.
Trust CEOs, senior leaders, and governors.
SENDCOs, DSLs, and inclusion leads.
Teacher educators and FE leaders.
✨ Reserve your place today and get ahead of the curve: inclusion is no longer a narrative — it is a dataset.