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Developing the education inspection framework: how we used cognitive load theory

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Developing the education inspection framework: how we used cognitive load theory

Ofsted's Head of Research, Daniel Muijs, explains how we've used cognitive load theory in the development of our new education inspection framework.

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Deprivation, ethnicity and school inspection judgements

Posted by: Jason Bradbury and Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 22 June 2018 - Categories: Data and Insight, Leadership, Schools

Sean Harford and Jason Bradbury, Ofsted's Chief Statistician look at the range of evidence in inspection judgements for schools with high proportions of White British pupils and on free school meals.

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Building confidence, encouraging aspiration

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 12 June 2018 - Categories: careers guidance, Schools
Sean Harford

With the anticipation of exam results in the air, thoughts will be turning to the future. That’s where careers guidance comes in. So how do we assess the effectiveness of the careers guidance on offer?

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Schools are different. Inspections are different.

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 25 May 2018 - Categories: Common inspection framework, Inspection, OfstedMyths
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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 …

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Statistics, like art, paint a rich picture

Posted by: Jason Bradbury, Posted on: 22 May 2018 - Categories: Data and Insight
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Since joining Ofsted as the Deputy Director for Data and Insight team and its Chief Statistician in January, I have been looking at how data is currently used to support our business and how it can be developed. It is …

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Knife crime survey – Mike Sheridan, Regional Director for London

Posted by: Mike Sheridan, Posted on: 10 May 2018 - Categories: Further education & skills, pupil referral units, Schools

Ofsted survey addresses knife crime in the capital.

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Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Her Majesty’s Inspector and national lead for careers guidance and youth engagement, on a four-day further education and skills inspection

Posted by: Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Posted on: 8 May 2018 - Categories: apprenticeships, Further education & skills

Four-day further education and skills inspections take planning and coordination, explains Anita Pyrkotsch-Jones, Her Majesty’s Inspector.

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Ofsted's spring conferences

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 24 April 2018 - Categories: Curriculum, Inspection

The last of our spring conferences for school inspectors took place on Friday 20th April. In total, around 1,600 inspectors attended the four conferences, with two held in Nottingham and Manchester in March and two more in London in April. Along …

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Assessment – what are inspectors looking at?

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 23 April 2018 - Categories: Inspection, Schools
Sean Harford

Sean Harford, HMI, National Director, Education, puts assessment into perspective.

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Risk assessment process for good and outstanding schools

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 17 April 2018 - Categories: Inspection, Schools
Sean Harford

Modern technology is playing its part, when it comes to data and risk assessment.

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Changes to the school inspection window

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 13 April 2018 - Categories: Inspection, Schools
Sean Harford

Updates to inspection handbooks reflect changes to the timing of inspections.

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