...bread and butter of the key stage 3 curriculum are now taught in key stage 2: ‘Holes’, ‘Private Peaceful’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ are some. At key stage 3,...
...are charging parents and cash-strapped local authorities thousands of pounds, and offering a woeful standard of education in return. Before joining Ofsted, like most people, I wasn’t aware of unregistered...
...cards. We want to hear from parents, carers, learners and professionals. We want to make sure we understand their views, and consider any changes to our approach as a result....
...awareness and experience of Ofsted and help us adapt and improve what we do and how we communicate. You can read the full results of our research work with teachers...
...maintained secondaries and academies, pupil referral units and some principals of further education colleges in London to respond to a questionnaire about their experience of knife crime and related issues....
...visits last year. We recognise the huge efforts being made to give pupils and learners the education and support they need through the pandemic. And, as I’ve said before, we...
...our inspections even more effective and help push for better outcomes for the country’s children and learners. Your comments on the blog will be a great way to stimulate the...
...expect to see a particular frequency or quantity of work in pupils’ books or folders. We also don’t expect the performance and pupil-tracking data and school or college self-evaluations to...
...short films tackle specific myths around marking and pupil feedback, lesson planning, grading and observation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYCrUIv5Ps0 By enabling leaders and teachers to have a better understanding of how inspections work,...
...legislative changes (Education and Adoption Act 2016) and the revised Schools Causing Concern statutory guidance. This includes requirements relating to statements of action for schools in categories of concern. I...