History in outstanding primary schools
Tim Jenner HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for history, talks about the findings from our history subject inspections.
curriculum
Curriculum transition extended for a year
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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curriculum, education inspection framework, inspection
Sean Harford HMI, National Director for Education, talks about Ofsted’s curriculum transition arrangements and announces an extension.
Making curriculum decisions in the best interests of children
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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curriculum, education inspection framework, inspection
Sean Harford HMI, National Director for Education, discusses how we’ll be judging the curriculum and whether length of key stage matters.
‘Deep diving’ in small schools
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Mike Sheridan, Posted on:
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curriculum, deep dives, education inspection framework, inspection, schools
Mike Sheridan, our Regional Director for London, talks about our new education inspection framework and how we’ll inspect the curriculum in the smallest schools.
Busting the ‘intent’ myth
What do we mean by 'intent'? Intent is about what leaders intend pupils to learn. It’s as simple as that. Intent is everything up to the point at which teaching happens.
Ofsted’s subject curriculum groups
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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curriculum, education inspection framework, inspection
Sean Harford, Ofsted's National Director for Education, discusses the work of our subject curriculum groups.
The myth of Ofsted consultants: do not buy the snake oil
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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curriculum, inspection, OfstedMyths, schools
...last few months talking to leadership teams around the country about the development of the new framework – and listening to what they have to say. We’ve spoken to many,...
The importance of studying arts and media
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Ofsted Digital Services Team, Posted on:
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curriculum, further education and skills, schools
The Stage, theatre newspaper and website, recently published a poll asking readers whether or not they agreed with Amanda Spielman’s statement which they reported as 'arts courses promote unrealistic career prospects to potential students'.
Curriculum research: our findings
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Chris Jones, Director, Strategy and Engagement, Posted on:
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curriculum, research and evaluation, schools
Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation on the second phase of Ofsted's curriculum research.
Ofsted's spring conferences
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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curriculum, inspection
Inspection is above all about human judgement. Therefore, the quality of Ofsted’s work and our value as a force for improvement depend absolutely on the knowledge and expertise of our inspectors.