...last few months talking to leadership teams around the country about the development of the new framework – and listening to what they have to say. We’ve spoken to many,...
...to find out about their training and its quality. I ask them if they know what to do if they have concerns about pupils. I talk to pupils to see...
...freedom for different schools to develop assessment systems of their choosing. With this needs to come a move to a far more sophisticated way of thinking about how we assess...
...January 2018, schools must offer pupils the chance to find out about technical education and apprenticeships. This amendment, the Baker Clause, requires inspectors to explore how well this is being...
...move house, leave the country, or move to another, closer school when a place becomes available. Of course, none of these things is off-rolling. Other pupils might leave to be...
...to take her book home to share as a ‘special treat’. In Reception, all children learn to read from the very beginning. Any child struggling to remember their sounds or...
...In this blog, we set out how we take these factors into consideration when we inspect small schools. We will emphasise how we adapt what we do. We know that...
...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,...
...date. COVID-19 We understand that COVID-19 continues to have an impact on early years settings, schools and colleges. We appreciate that this is likely to continue to affect how you...
...why I have written to all our inspectors in the March 2017 'School inspection update' to ask that they do not request predictions for cohorts about to take examinations; and...