In this blog, we’ll consider safeguarding through the course of an inspection. We’ll explain some of the main activities we undertake and why. You’ll find lots of references to keeping...
...of checks on proprietors of online providers, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Some applications for accreditation have been delayed because of: uncertainty about who meets the definition of...
...from our independent review of teachers’ professional development made clear that teachers and leaders are often unimpressed with the quality of their recent training and development, it found that ‘the...
...with SEND, some of it undiagnosed, often manifesting itself through challenging behaviours The LI will want to understand the AP’s curriculum design and implementation in the context of the AP’s...
...and carry out appropriate courses of treatment. Our evidence shows that good teachers across the sector plan and order the curriculum to ensure success and enable learners and apprentices to...
...of education judgement, an outcome of good reflects that leaders have an accurate understanding of the curriculum that they offer – its strengths and weaknesses – and that there is...
...to read. All pupils need the same knowledge of the alphabetic code to become independent readers and spellers Extensive research shows how important teaching systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) is until...
...insights, and we received a high number of responses during the LPMVs. The responses help inspectors to form an accurate picture of the quality of the ECF and NPQ programmes....
...of the school. She has an honest and open approach to the inspection and a clear self-evaluation of the schools’ effectiveness. This helps us to agree the main lines of...
...providers consider the starting point and end-goals of their trainees within their curriculum design. In the early years, primary and secondary phases, the Core Content Framework is comprehensively taught and...