Maggie Bolger
GuideOfsted & inspectionThe Ofsted evaluation areas: what they actually mean for your settingSeven areas. Safeguarding met or not met. The plain-English version, updated for September 2026.
Maggie Bolger · 6 min · October 2026Blog postSEND & inclusionWhat the SEND white paper actually means for nurseriesI've read a lot of government documents about the early years. Most of them are about us rather than for us, and you can usually tell within a page. This one is different, and I want to be specific about why.Maggie Bolger · 6 min · August 2026Blog postOfsted & inspectionKeep calm and pass inspection: what Ofsted is really asking forThe new framework isn't asking settings to do more. It's asking them to be clearer. Maggie Bolger breaks down the September 2025 Ofsted framework. Calmly, clearly, and without jargon.Maggie Bolger · 4 min · March 2026
Maggie Bolger · 6 min · October 2026Blog postSEND & inclusionWhat the SEND white paper actually means for nurseriesI've read a lot of government documents about the early years. Most of them are about us rather than for us, and you can usually tell within a page. This one is different, and I want to be specific about why.Maggie Bolger · 6 min · August 2026Blog postOfsted & inspectionKeep calm and pass inspection: what Ofsted is really asking forThe new framework isn't asking settings to do more. It's asking them to be clearer. Maggie Bolger breaks down the September 2025 Ofsted framework. Calmly, clearly, and without jargon.Maggie Bolger · 4 min · March 2026Also writing and reviewing for the hub
