...governance guide’. 8. What do you mean by ‘barriers to learning and/or wellbeing’ and how do you define 'disadvantaged'? Inspectors want to understand your school’s context, including the demographics of...
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...
...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...
...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...
I’m a member of a seven-strong team on this inspection of a general further education college. We report to the lead inspector and inspect different aspects of the common inspection...
...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...
...and parent–carer forums We also heard from Ofsted and CQC inspectors who carry out area SEND inspections, as well as policy colleagues in Ofsted, the Department for Education (DfE) and...
...of or actually suffering neglect at home. Ofsted's report – ‘Growing up neglected' Earlier this year, Ofsted and the inspectorates for police, health and probation services carried out a series...
...and Further Education and Skills Inspection Tool (FESIT) for further education (FE) providers. Ahead of inspections under the renewed inspection framework that we published in September, the IDSR and FESIT...
...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...