...be reflected in their curriculum. But we know APs face a number of challenges when designing a curriculum, including: pupils with different jumping-on and jumping-off points throughout the year some...
This article was originally published by Schools Week. Recently we’ve noticed a rise in the number of complaints we receive from parents. While parents should be able to complain to...
...trainees on secondary ITE routes prepared to support weaker readers, no matter what subject they are training to teach. An increasing number of providers are considering how best to prepare...
...number of schools, we were impressed by the range and security of pupils’ knowledge of some of these concepts. Schools secured these by using appropriately challenging vocabulary in lessons, explicitly...
...their number one concern. Similarly, 65% of the 5,218 respondents to the National Governance Association’s 2018 survey identified teacher workload as a problem in their schools. A study published by...
...the way we inspect schools. In June 2023, we committed to making a number of changes to the way we inspect and report, including around safeguarding. We’ve now updated our...
...on #OfstedMyths. It is important to note that this proposal would not signal an end to classroom visits by inspectors. These serve a number of purposes and help inspectors develop...
...approaches, according to the key lines of enquiry developed by inspectors during inspection planning, for different schools. That’s why, during inspection we build the judgements on a number of different...
...and introduced Ofsted Inspectors (OIs), contracted directly with Ofsted, into our workforce. The vast majority are serving practitioners in schools, bringing with them current front-line experience. OIs now number over...
...for Ofsted. They’re contracted to inspect a certain number of days each year for us. We recruit them directly and train them alongside Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs). HMIs are part...