Wendy Ratcliff, HMI, reflects on an early years inspection

...be able to tell the story of what it is like to be a child at this nursery. Notification call I made the notification call the day before the inspection...
...be able to tell the story of what it is like to be a child at this nursery. Notification call I made the notification call the day before the inspection...
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It has come to my attention recently that there is some misunderstanding around the differences in the prior attainment bandings used in the Inspection dashboard, RAISEonline and FFT data for key stage 2 (KS2). This was highlighted in Jamie Pembroke’s …
...challenging her for evidence to show how well the different groups of pupils have achieved. He asks if pupils on free school meals are doing as well as their peers,...
...the next few months the very best of luck. You can keep up-to-date with Ofsted news by signing up for email alerts. You can also follow Ofsted on Twitter....
...for the inspection team and the college. Inspection snapshot As a team member I receive a briefing from the lead inspector before the inspection. On day one I have a...
...guidance set by the Department for Education (DfE). And it is the DfE’s statutory guidance that schools need to refer to. If a school’s safeguarding arrangements do not meet these...
Let me begin by wishing you all a very happy New Year. I hope you had the opportunity to relax and recharge your batteries over the holiday period.