Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development

Insights from the inspection of initial teacher education (ITE) providers

Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 17 July 2023 - initial teacher education, ITE, professional development, teacher training

Initial teacher education (ITE), together with the early career framework and national professional qualifications form the ‘golden thread’ of teacher training and professional development. The aim is to develop high-quality teachers and leaders, which is vital for giving pupils the …

Insights from our first full inspections of lead providers of the new early career framework (ECF)

Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 13 July 2023 - professional development, teacher training

High-quality teachers are essential for giving all pupils the very best education. This is especially true for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, those with English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). High-quality training and …

Inspecting the initial stages of the early career framework and national professional qualifications

Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 7 December 2022 - professional development, teacher training, teachers

Recruiting, training and retaining high-quality teachers and leaders is fundamentally important. It forms the foundation for giving pupils the very best experience in education. In March, we published our new framework for inspecting lead providers of the early career framework …

Inspection outcomes for further education and skills (FE and skills) initial teacher education programmes in the current ITE inspection cycle

Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 29 November 2022 - further education and skills, initial teacher education, ITE, teacher training

Today, we published the statistics about our initial teacher education (ITE) inspections. This included the outcomes for FE and skills teacher training. You can view the statistics, and those from previous years, here. We have carried out 14 inspections of …

What next for further education and skills initial teacher education inspections?

Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 19 July 2022 - further education and skills, inspection, teacher training, teachers

Helen Matthews, our Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI) for Teacher Development, clarifies how and when Ofsted will inspect further education and skills (FES) teacher training programmes through the initial teacher education (ITE) framework. As part of our ITE inspection framework, …

Our inspections of professional development for teachers – what to expect

Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 8 June 2021 - CPD, professional development, teachers

Helen Matthews, our Specialist Adviser, Initial Teacher Education, explains Ofsted’s role in quality assuring national professional qualifications and the early career framework.

As education recovers, let’s make sure our new teachers hit the ground running

Amy Finch, Head of Strategic Evaluation and Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, 19 May 2021 - initial teacher education, ITE, teacher training

Amy Finch, Head of Strategic Evaluation, and Helen Matthews, Specialist Advisor, Initial Teacher Education, discuss the findings of our ITE research and why it’s the right time for a new inspection approach.

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