Busting myths on Ofsted inspections
...expect, when we inspect. So from today, we’re publishing a series of videos featuring our Regional Director for London, Mike Sheridan and our Deputy Director for Schools, Joanna Hall. The...
...expect, when we inspect. So from today, we’re publishing a series of videos featuring our Regional Director for London, Mike Sheridan and our Deputy Director for Schools, Joanna Hall. The...
Daniel Muijs, our Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, and Karl Sampson, Assistant Regional Director for the South West, discuss the role of multi-academy trusts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
...and appropriate. Initially, we approached our regional headteacher reference groups and identified leaders from outstanding childcare or social care settings who aren’t involved in carrying out inspections for Ofsted. We...
...ongoing feedback from those of you who have a short inspection; please use the post-inspection questionnaire and contact me or your Regional Director to tell us how you found it....
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...
...and you can choose how often you hear from us. Our press team contacts local and regional radio and newspapers to keep them informed too. The momentum of these inspections...
...We were shadowed on day 2 by Ofsted’s Regional Director, London, so no pressure there! A move away from data My biggest observation was the sheer joy – both for...
...this worked well, strong collaboration and communication enabled a cohesive approach to large-scale training delivery, with little evidence of regional differences. But these networks also mean that it is essential...
...multi-academy trusts (MATs). As HMCI set out, during the summer term we visited a small number of MATs to trial aspects of a new approach. We’ve learnt from those trials...
...key stage, in practice as well as in theory. Since September, we’ve seen a number of schools judged at inspection to be good or better while making a positive decision...