...For example, the IDSR and FESIT may indicate that a FE provider or a school's performance for a given measure has improved over time. But the reasons for the improvement,...
...significant findings are explored below. Eligibility for free school meals Children who were eligible for free school meals (FSM) are roughly half as likely to enter teaching as those who...
There's been a lot of talk recently in the media about algorithms. Facebook has come under scrutiny for their use of algorithms to target users with specific adverts or content....
...a few of the queries that come to us. For early years registered settings the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (the EYFS) is the most important document,...
...training for professionals to help them recognise the signs, and know what to do, is essential. For schools and colleges, there’s detailed Department for Education advice on what to do...
...that they feel forced into ‘gaming’. However, in my experience, most schools do the best for their individual pupils and do not game the system. It is an inspector’s job...
As summer comes to an end it is back to work for many of us, be that for schools, colleges or nurseries. I hope that everyone is refreshed for the...
...joining Ofsted as an HMI was a natural next step for me. Since becoming an HMI, I have grown professionally at a rapid pace. I am fortunate to work with...
...awarded itself in its self-evaluation form (SEF). Fact Completing self-evaluation forms are not compulsory, but where they are made available, they will not determine Ofsted’s overall judgement of the setting....
The Department for Education (DfE) has made its guidance on mobile phones in schools statutory . The DfE’s guidance states that ‘all schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default’....