Ofsted mythbusting: dispelling the rumours around inspection

...– ‘very nice’ indeed! What we don’t expect Going back to the short document; it contains simple facts such as how we do not require schools to show us individual...
...– ‘very nice’ indeed! What we don’t expect Going back to the short document; it contains simple facts such as how we do not require schools to show us individual...
...Education also provides support for schools to improve attendance, including through their: toolkit for schools on communicating with families to support attendance new data visualisation tool which makes it easier...
...show that they are developing the literacy and numeracy skills needed for their employment. For example, in aeronautical engineering, apprentices have to work within the tight tolerances for accuracy in...
...We've put a lot of work into this research so far, and today’s commentary from Amanda reveals some of the preliminary findings. Inspectors visited 40 schools to gather evidence for...
...person-centred thinking and practice. To achieve the best possible outcomes, it’s important for us to train our inspectors to listen carefully to children, young people and families to understand their...
...good teacher or leader – remember what's practically possible”. Videos on inspection In a similar vein, we’re continuing to dispel myths about what our inspectors 'expect' to see or read...
...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...
...included. Inspection dashboard The content of the Inspection dashboard is closely aligned with our inspection handbook, as it aims to help inspectors identify key lines of enquiry. Progress data was...
...take risks and innovate in ways that are right for the pupils. With the new question, we want to understand how much weight schools give to the workload implications of...
...to the inspection time frame, so I wanted to explain what this means in a bit more detail. Effective immediately, we are: extending the usual timeframe within which good schools...