...questions about recruitment more widely, such as: How are posts advertised? Who sits on appointment panels and what training do they have? How are new staff inducted? We typically carry...
...Some providers continue to promote outdated approaches to teaching which are no-longer considered effective practice. We also found that in some providers, leaders lacked oversight of the mentoring arrangements. This...
...includes those in AP. We are currently seeing significant attention on the AP sector. This includes: the Department for Education’s (DfE) SEND and AP implementation plan Ofsted’s new approach to...
...working with the contractors over that period of time. And I look forward to working closely with new colleagues to continue to focus on quality in the early years. ...
...longer occupied – the school had moved. We discovered its new address, issued a warning notice and saw evidence that unregistered childcare was also being carried out on the site....
...makes for thought-provoking reading. First, I want to stress that this research is not about reaching a consensus. We knew that our findings would not please everyone and might even...
...we plan for the new Education Inspection Framework, with changes that will take place from September 2019, we’re considering how careers provision will fit in and we’ll be consulting on...
...pupils’ learning. These ideas are not new: rather they are about making visible what has sometimes been lost sight of. Effective schools have always thought carefully about the intentions behind...
Welcome back from the Easter holidays – I hope that you had a restful break, and that you’re starting the new term refreshed! Over the holiday period, we have been...
...way in which Ofsted is preparing for inspection in future. We are of course also considering implications of the new framework for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)....