...challenging her for evidence to show how well the different groups of pupils have achieved. He asks if pupils on free school meals are doing as well as their peers,...
...merger between colleges. The college won’t be graded until it’s had its full inspection. Paragraphs and pages in the handbook have been amended to explain: sixteen to 19 academies/free schools...
...balance is concerned, 48% of the surveyed teachers and 70% of the senior leaders work in their free time every day. We will post again once we have completed our...
...some of the practices we see in schools today have emerged. If you’re set a performance target you do what you need to do to meet it, I certainly do....
...inspection. As she’s completely on top of her work she needs no more than an offer of help, if required. Today’s team meeting is longer than normal. The lead inspector...
...the school remaining good. I explain my decision not to convert today to a full inspection to the headteacher. She looks pleased and leaves the room smiling. I gather and...
...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...
...preparing for next term’s inspections and finalising a small number of updates to our section 8 and section 5 inspection handbooks, which were published today. These updates bring some changes...
...schools are demonstrably having an impact on obesity levels and what schools might learn from each other in this area. This research has been published today and we think it...
...her time at Ofsted, the curriculum is the real substance of education. We should be talking about it. Today, we’ve published Ofsted’s latest contribution to the discussion in the form...