Knife crime: a shared problem
...and a community shattered. Since 2014 knife crime has increased by 22% across England and Wales and by 36.7% across London. The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) statistics...
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The myth of Ofsted consultants: do not buy the snake oil
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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curriculum, inspection, OfstedMyths, schools
...videos and workshop materials for schools and further education and skills based around the EIF and the curriculum. Please make good use of them. There’s already a wealth of other...
Clarifying primary prior attainment bandings
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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inspection, RAISEonline, schools
...key stage 2 (KS2). This was highlighted in Jamie Pembroke’s recent SigPlus blog. These three sources of information are, it appears, providing three different definitions of a low, middle and...
Assessment – what are inspectors looking at?
...all assessment is to ensure that teaching and learning are working well and that children are benefiting from a deep and rich education. Bear that in mind and none of...
Staff qualifications in nurseries and pre-schools: do they make a difference to outcomes?
There are 27,200 nurseries and pre-schools in England, offering places to 1 million children. They cover 80% of all childcare places on Ofsted’s Early Years Register (EYR). The remaining 20%...
What do people think about inspection?
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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common inspection framework, leadership, schools
...published new polling with parents in England; it helps us to know if we’re doing our job properly. 95% of parents surveyed know Ofsted inspects schools. Of those who are...
Keeping children safe in education and Ofsted’s role
...culture and ethos where safeguarding is an important part of everyday life the content of safeguarding policies and procedures, and how well these are applied in practice how staff are...
Changes to inspection – consultation on visits for ‘requires improvement’ further education and skills providers
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Paul Joyce, Deputy Director, Further Education and Skills, Posted on:
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further education and skills
We’re all clear that Ofsted’s role is to inspect and report on the quality of education and training. The feedback from an inspection is designed to help further education and...
A new approach to evaluating the work of multi-academy trusts
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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inspection, MATs, schools
...number of schools during the week of the MAT head office visit, in agreement with the MAT, in order to see first-hand specific evidence of the impact of the MAT,...
Our approach to inspecting small schools
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Richard Kueh HMI, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, Posted on:
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inspection, schools, teachers
...with being a small school. Small schools are often integral parts of the local community. Often, teachers and staff know pupils and their families remarkably well, with extraordinary levels of...