We have been writing about how important it is for all children to be able to read for some time now. This blogpost focuses on pupils with special educational needs...
...Department for Education (DfE) has tightened its guidance on mobile phones in schools. Read our blog post on 'what the government’s updated guidance on mobile phones means for school inspections' for full details...
...for schools with varying proportions of White British pupils eligible for FSM, the data does not support this view. The following chart shows that for schools with higher proportions of...
...a result of discussions at these meetings. For example, staff identified the opportunity for and the benefit of introducing an art therapy programme for their learners in supported learning. Other...
A year has passed since the Department for Education (DfE) launched the Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS). The scheme provides a route for providers of full-time online education to apply...
...how inspectors evaluate support for weaker readers. Although it relates to pupils in secondary schools who have fallen behind with reading, it is also relevant for pupils of any age...
...inspector may ask for. You don’t need to prepare your data and information in any specific format. Inspectors will look at it in whatever format you already use. They’ll use...
...see more of a ‘work with us’ approach. Many contributors called for dedicated HMI to return regularly to schools, or even for inspectors from the original inspection team to be...
...staff behaviour policy. This is sometimes called the code of conduct and should include, among other things: acceptable use of technologies staff/pupil relationships and communications the use of social media...
...a few of the queries that come to us. For early years registered settings the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (the EYFS) is the most important document,...