Dan Lambert, Her Majesty’s Inspector, on an ungraded inspection

...I will meet with senior leaders, which includes governors, who are an important part of the inspection and play a huge and vital role in school improvement. Briefing staff I...
...I will meet with senior leaders, which includes governors, who are an important part of the inspection and play a huge and vital role in school improvement. Briefing staff I...
...typically found high-quality curriculums which are ambitious and well-sequenced. They consider the expert knowledge, skills and professional behaviours needed by teachers at each phase and subject-level. In the best examples,...
...inconsistent and uncoordinated, and that too little is being done to understand and meet the needs of individuals. Pandemic delays We found that most prison education managers had developed appropriate...
...extensive research into the importance of teaching phonics until children can decode speedily and automatically. Pupils who struggle to decode unfamiliar words quickly fall behind their peers and struggle to...
...the child and risks disguising the true level of demand for appropriate SEND support. In the FE and skills sector, we found great variety in learners and providers’ experiences. We...
...‘Revised GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2016 to 2017’, Department for Education, 2018. ‘Schools, Pupils and their characteristics: January 2017’, Department for Education, 2017 [3] ‘Low-level disruption in classrooms:...
...gather and share evidence. And it will make collation of evidence across themes and areas of practice significantly easier for Ofsted, which will be of huge benefit to our research...
...staff behaviour policy. This is sometimes called the code of conduct and should include, among other things: acceptable use of technologies staff/pupil relationships and communications the use of social media...
...needs to be reinforced too by the medical profession (especially GPs and pharmacies) helping parents get the right perspective and balance and avoid an overly risk-averse approach to keeping children...
...next few months, we will be talking to children and young people with SEND, their families, SEND professionals and local area leaders. This will inform any changes that Ofsted and...