...helpful to clarify what it could mean for inspection. Removal of the separate teaching, learning and assessment judgement The paper proposes that Ofsted removes the specific judgement on the quality...
...day and the time is ripe for the Department for Education to revisit the policy. Schools should be forward looking and constantly seeking to improve. And, indeed, that’s what most...
...a sample of delivery partners (for example, multi-academy trusts and teaching schools hubs) to help inform our assessment of a lead provider. A force for improvement As an organisation, we...
Persistent school absence is one of the most significant ongoing impacts of the pandemic. The latest data shows that nearly 1 in 4 pupils were absent for 10% of school...
...have a higher than average: preference for staying in their local area aversion to risk concern for financial security. The fact that teaching is a possible career no matter where...
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...for most and disappointment for some. But whatever emotions they stir, we know that exam grades are only a partial reflection of what happens in a school. That’s why inspection...
...for Ofsted. They’re contracted to inspect a certain number of days each year for us. We recruit them directly and train them alongside Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs). HMIs are part...
...that seek views on whether everything is being done to ensure that the school has a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff. These questions, relating to leadership support for staff,...
...and understanding to be gained at each stage (intent)… …for translating that framework over time into a structure and narrative, within an institutional context (implementation)… …and for evaluating what knowledge...