Watching inspections and checking that the process is working well is part of my role as a Senior HMI. I shadow inspections of our new Ofsted Inspectors (OIs) to review...
...all the time and has made lots of new friends. She goes to school in September and the staff are helping her to be ready’. Joint observations At 9.30 am...
...The pupils were keen to speak to her with their new English skills. She tells me the staff are very proud of the positive difference they’re making. When the headteacher...
...to teach, and how to make sure all pupils are able to benefit as each new concept, construct or fact is taught. As inspectors our conversations with school leaders need...
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Welcome back from the Easter holidays – I hope that you had a restful break, and that you’re starting the new term refreshed! Over the holiday period, we have been...
...pupils’ learning. These ideas are not new: rather they are about making visible what has sometimes been lost sight of. Effective schools have always thought carefully about the intentions behind...
...we plan for the new Education Inspection Framework, with changes that will take place from September 2019, we’re considering how careers provision will fit in and we’ll be consulting on...
...makes for thought-provoking reading. First, I want to stress that this research is not about reaching a consensus. We knew that our findings would not please everyone and might even...
...standard isn’t available, apprentices complete the technical and vocational qualifications relevant to an apprenticeship framework. Now, a new model of apprenticeship is emerging and the structure is changing, as I...