A Tameside nursery’s outdoor play area is so dangerous that the welfare and safety of the tots is at ‘significant’ risk, according to Ofsted after an inspection last month.

Ofsted’s recognition of the University of Manchester’s (UoM) Teach First programme as ‘outstanding’ has been described as ‘extremely pleasing’ by the director of the scheme.

A Middleton secondary school has worsened from ‘good’ to ‘requiring improvement’ because of the quality of teaching, according to an Ofsted report.

A remarkable turnaround in the last two years has seen Bolton’s Castle Hill Primary School’s Ofsted report jump to an overall good rating from requiring improvement in all areas at the last inspection.

A Manchester primary school has been told it requires improvement after an Ofsted inspection found it had been given ‘overgenerous’ evaluations by the council.

Just 20% of the children adopted in England last year were over four, even though parents said that over-fours are much less demanding to care for, according to a survey by First4Adoption.

In the report, published on July 9, every aspect of the inspection criteria was downgraded and the report states the nursery ‘does not meet the legal requirements for early years settings’.

Underachieving, absentee students, whose bad behaviour disrupts lessons and who lack understanding of how to keep safe in sexual relationships have seen a Manchester secondary school awarded the lowest possible rating by Ofsted.

An Openshaw nursery has been dealt a double blow after being deemed ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted AND in need of ‘major improvement’ by the Food Standards Agency.

Pressure from universities to improve employability scores means too many newly qualified teachers taking the wrong jobs and then dropping out, says a Manchester teaching recruitment agency.

An Oldham primary school has been blasted by Ofsted for not dealing with bullying effectively during a recent inspection.