Improving school attendance
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...
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Our approach to inspecting the curriculum in alternative provision
Posted by:
Steve Shaw, senior His Majesty’s Inspector for SEND and AP, Posted on:
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Alternative provision (AP), deep dives, inspection, SEND
...includes those in AP. We are currently seeing significant attention on the AP sector. This includes: the Department for Education’s (DfE) SEND and AP implementation plan Ofsted’s new approach to...
The trust in testing times: the role of multi-academy trusts during the pandemic
...new risks were accounted for and mitigated. Frequent communication from trust leaders helped keep schools up to date with the latest developments, and helped build the confidence of staff and...
Prosecution means protection: investigating and prosecuting unregistered schools
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Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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unregistered schools
Sean Harford, National Director for Education, talks about Ofsted's latest unregistered school prosecution, and the work of our unregistered schools taskforce. Last year, as a result of an Ofsted investigation,...
Tackling workload together – a new question for staff at the point of inspection
...I simply asked, 'Okay #SLT what's one thing you'll pledge to do to reduce your teachers' workload in the coming new year?’ It heartened me to see some excellent and...
New inspection framework for lead providers of the early career framework and national professional qualifications
Posted by:
Christopher Russell, National Director Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
inspection, professional development, teacher training, teachers
Chris Russell, our National Director for Education, discusses this new area of our work. Today, we have published our new framework and handbook for inspecting lead providers of the early...
Summer round-up
...two years since I took over as Ofsted’s National Director for Education. Much has changed in the meantime. In the last year alone we have welcomed a new chief inspector...
Getting all pupils reading
Posted by:
Lee Owston, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
early years, education inspection framework, inspection, reading
...all pupils. Principle 2: Rigorous ‘keep-up’ reduces ‘catch-up’ later If schools make sure that all pupils keep up with phonics from Reception and Year 1, only new arrivals may need...
The apprenticeship levy: implications for inspection
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Dr Christopher Jones, Posted on:
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apprenticeship levy, apprenticeships, further education and skills, inspection, Uncategorized
...used for things such as internal training or apprentice salaries. New model of apprenticeships emerging Alongside the levy, the structure of apprenticeships is changing. Until now apprenticeship frameworks have developed...
School's out!
Posted by:
Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
education inspection framework, schools, teachers
...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...