Ofsted is going digital!
...unequivocal that EEG didn’t hinder discussions during inspection, or act as a barrier. Leaders and pupils also told us that EEG feels less obtrusive than handwritten evidence forms. In fact,...
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High standards – and highly inclusive
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Nick Whittaker, HMI, Specialist Adviser, SEND, Posted on:
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inspection, SEND inspections
...important, but schools are about more than just that. For pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities it is vitally important that they are well prepared for the next stage of...
Staff qualifications in nurseries and pre-schools: do they make a difference to outcomes?
...also consider why the picture is complex and recognise the need for further work. What does the workforce look like in England’s nurseries and pre-schools? Ofsted collects information on staff...
Sarah Hubbard, Her Majesty's Inspector, and National Lead for English, reflects on the English curriculum
...what the focus should be. Schools should of course prepare pupils for the public examinations they sit, but the beauty of the national curriculum for English is that it has...
Steve Tucker, HMI reflects on a further education and skills inspection
...box for lunch. A colleague is tucking into a tray of food that wouldn’t look out of place on MasterChef. The students who had prepared it are there and look...
Latest school inspection handbooks published
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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common inspection framework, governors, schools
...handbooks. As promised earlier this year, we remain committed to making as few changes as possible to these documents. The important thing to make clear is that our expectations for...
Chatting with the SLT about teacher workload
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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leadership, OfstedMyths, schools
...complacent, and understand that this needs to be the experience of every school. It’s great to see so much interest and enthusiasm for twitter chats – #SLTchat even started trending...
Short inspections: 10 things you need to know
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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further education and skills, governors, inspection, leadership, schools
...conclude that particular areas are weaker than they were before, they will give credit if this has been identified and if effective leadership is moving the institution forward. For example,...
Paul Cocker, HMI, Further Education and Skills, on a four-day national inspection of apprenticeships
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Paul Cocker, Posted on:
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apprenticeships, further education and skills, inspection
...skills that they had when they started their apprenticeship. By the penultimate day of the inspection, it’s clear that the vast majority of apprentices develop new skills. For example, one...
School's out!
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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education inspection framework, schools, teachers
...for Ofsted and the sector as a whole. So many of you have told me that you feel energised by the opportunity to think harder about what you teach, as...