...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...
...taught and to remember. To overcome the challenges of expertise in multiple curriculum areas, lots of schools work with other local schools to design their curriculum. Schools also make use...
...will continue this study into a second year, in which we will track changes from year 1 and collate insights. We have also commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies to...
...pops in for a keep-in-touch meeting, I ask the OI to share her observations. She appreciates the independent view of the unit’s success. Paperwork A key part of all inspections...
The last of our spring conferences for school inspectors took place on Friday 20th April. In total, around 1,600 inspectors attended the four conferences, with two held in Nottingham and...
...well to government initiatives over time, including expectations around physical activity and healthy eating. But it was not clear that the specific interventions that schools make could, in themselves, overcome...
...Inspectors (HMI) workforce, took part. These inspectors are now back in their regions, sharing their experiences and helping to train their colleagues. Overall, the pilots have been very successful. They...
...our monitoring visits to requires improvement and inadequate providers. Full EIF inspections of new providers that have had an NPMV will also begin in the summer term. We will mainly...
...are to progress in this subject and go on to university or into the world of work?’ Well-ordered curriculums We know too that effective teachers also think carefully about the...
...So consistency in our approach to inspection is indeed crucial. On the second point, our school inspection handbook gives clear guidance about the processes before, during and after the inspection....