...for inspection. The guidance for sixth form colleges is in our further education and skills handbook. This year’s SATs and exam data The EIF focuses on what teachers intend pupils...
...when that curriculum content is learned. There are no extra forms of documentation needed for inspection because all schools already plan curriculum content and teaching activities designed to ensure that...
...duty to inspect every school back into force. We are glad to be seeing what’s happening for children, having conversations with teachers, and building on what we learned through our...
...to comply with the law after we’ve warned them that they may be operating illegally. It’s better for the school, and the children, for things to improve without need for...
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...
...of all home-educated children and increased powers for monitoring it. The guiding principle with any form of education is to make sure that children are kept safe. When adults have...
...concerns of their members, but who also provide constructive suggestions for how we improve our current practice. Rather than rallying for the politically impossible they have pushed us to make...
...quality of Ofsted’s work and our value as a force for improvement depend absolutely on the knowledge and expertise of our inspectors. Sometimes, the public debate gets stuck at the...
...to be clear that this evidence will not be a trigger for marking leaders down. Instead, it will form part of the wider picture of evidence. Inspectors may highlight concerns...
...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...