Sean Harford, National Director, Education on the findings of Ofsted's report, 'Growing up neglected'.
Chris Jones, Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation on the second phase of Ofsted's curriculum research.
Sean Harford, Ofsted's National Director, Education, on the new tool that collects evidence electronically and the feedback gathered from the pilot inspections where it was tested.
...that they feel forced into ‘gaming’. However, in my experience, most schools do the best for their individual pupils and do not game the system. It is an inspector’s job...
...well to government initiatives over time, including expectations around physical activity and healthy eating. But it was not clear that the specific interventions that schools make could, in themselves, overcome...
...number and proportion of pupils that leave? And what is an ‘exceptional’ level of movement? We used pupil-level data from the Department for Education’s school census and tracked pupils that...
...data tell us about any potential bias in our inspection outcomes? Some have said that Ofsted just inspects 'by numbers' and that by using a non-contextualised Progress 8 score to...
...delivered in schools. How do pupils in year 11, for instance, find out about college open days? Have FE providers been invited to talk to pupils about different pathways? As...
There's been a lot of talk recently in the media about algorithms. Facebook has come under scrutiny for their use of algorithms to target users with specific adverts or content. Uber and Deliveroo are using them to support their business model. Public bodies such as HMRC and the Home Office are using algorithmic analysis to look at data and make decisions. I wrote recently about how we’re using them to risk assess schools to help us decide when in the inspection cycle to inspect them.
Knife crime is a stain on our society. It is a sickening concern for young people, their families and entire communities. In recent times, it seems like not a day...