...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...
...have the opportunity to gain a level 3 qualification. The Department for Education has published the Early Years Career Pathways for staff already working in the early years sector to...
...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...
...team looks at these. We agree a grade for them, along with grades for all the different aspects of the inspection. We then tell the college. The lead inspector still...
I hope you've all had an enjoyable break over the summer holidays. In preparation for back to school we have published our updated Section 5 and Section 8 school inspection...
...across the UK that Sunday. For those who are interested, here’s a quick roundup of the discussion on our Storify channel. In future, I look forward to even more debate...
...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,...
...of the previous inspection, as at present for schools aligning the re-inspection window for requires improvement, serious weakness and special measures schools to up to 30 months (from 30, 18,...
...writing CVs, for example. Having access to specialist industry knowledge and experience is the norm for many learners. This helps them to decide on realistic career goals and how best...
...ready our new inspection framework for Autumn, the last few months have been exceptionally busy here at Ofsted too. So I’m with you in looking forward to a bit of...