...SEND to have full access to the curriculum and to be able to participate in it. This includes making appropriate phonics instruction available for children with complex needs. When leaders...
...us about how we’re inspecting reading in secondary schools. You are concerned that more pupils are behind with reading on entry to secondary school. In this blog post, I explain...
...September. Obviously, Ofsted inspectors must take these into account when inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings. Every setting should have an effective child protection policy and a...
...following are just a start. I would encourage people to get in touch if they come across other frequent misunderstandings. Top ten myths Notice period prior to inspections 1. Myth...
...will need to be taught the content from an earlier stage. Evaluating how well pupils are taught to read When we evaluate reading on inspection, we are interested to find...
...20 people attending each meeting and the information comes in thick and fast! I record the main elements and data to test during the inspection. We review evidence with leaders,...
...all schools to take part in post-inspection evaluation to keep us informed about how inspections are working. Inspectors are trained regularly and in a variety of ways – via conferences,...
...handbook (the education inspection framework (EIF)) to inspect it, to allow for comparability. The EIF is designed to be flexible and enables inspectors to take into account the specific context...
...conversation with the headteacher to talk about the school and plan the inspection. In terms of safeguarding, we ask schools to start by providing some specific information before the inspection...
...been able to fully implement the new curriculum because of the pandemic. However, we still expect schools to have regard to the statutory guidance, to be able to provide a...