With pupils and teachers now returning to school for a new academic year, this blog gives an overview of some of the recent changes to the school inspection handbook and...
...in place in September 2015 At the start of the academic year, we introduced a new scrutiny panel as part of the Step 3 internal review process. This includes: an...
Let me begin by wishing you all a very happy New Year. I hope you had the opportunity to relax and recharge your batteries over the holiday period. 2017 brings...
...uncertainty this summer, with the new English and mathematics GCSEs being taken for the first time, as well as the first set of new A-levels. While we know that the...
...of their community and local economy. Many of the new apprenticeship providers that struggled to make reasonable progress had not sufficiently co-developed their curriculum with employers. I am, therefore, optimistic...
...help schools improve and to provide constructive support. Short inspections are valuable. I’m confident that this new approach will help to minimise the burden on schools. You can keep...
...some had not achieved what they needed to yet. They had trained staff, thought about the best resources to use and had often bought new reading schemes and books. In...
...that was essential to pupils’ understanding of new material. Several schools paid lots of attention to building up pupils’ knowledge of substantive concepts, such as empire, tax, trade and invasion....
...local areas and schools. Secondly, we play a role during our inspections of early years settings, schools and further education and skills provision. Our new education inspection framework (EIF), in...
...we restarted. This meant that a typical good-rated school was likely to be inspected 5 or 6 terms later than it would have been. The new funding means that we...