Languages in outstanding primary schools
Languages in outstanding primary schools
Michael Wardle HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for languages, discusses our language subject inspections.
Short inspections: 10 things you need to know
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Further education & skills, Governors, Inspection, Leadership, Schools
Sean Harford, National Director, Education, on the detail of short (section 8) inspections.
What do people think about inspection?
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Common inspection framework, Leadership, Schools
To do a good job, it’s critical that Ofsted listens to the people who use and work in the services we inspect.
School governors and inspection
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Common inspection framework, Governors, Leadership, Schools
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting around 130 National Co-ordinators of Governor Services (NCOGS) at their conference in Nottingham.
New academic year, new start for education inspection
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Common inspection framework, Early years, Further education & skills, Schools
As summer comes to an end it is back to work for many of us, be that for schools, colleges or nurseries. I hope that everyone is refreshed for the coming year, even if you haven’t been able to get …
Roundup from the Ofsted 2015 inspection reform events
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Common inspection framework, Early years, Further education & skills, Leadership, Schools
In the last month we have run eight national launch conferences to explain the changes to Ofsted inspection coming in September.
How Ofsted can support leaders taking on struggling schools
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Common inspection framework, Leadership, Schools
Back in the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May, through the ever helpful medium of Twitter, I posed the following question: ‘Mainly but not exclusively for HTs or aspiring HTs: what could Ofsted do to incentivise you to
Ofsted mythbusting: dispelling the rumours around inspection
Sean Harford, Ofsted’s National Director for Schools corrects some misunderstandings about Ofsted’s requirements.
Welcome to developments in education inspection
Welcome to Ofsted’s new blog focusing on developments in education inspection. We’re launching it at a time where we’re making radical changes to the way we inspect.