...is important for teachers to understand the distinction between novice and expert here. When teaching, we need to take account of expertise reversal effects (these are the interactions between levels...
Iain Freeland HMI, Ofsted’s subject lead for geography, discusses our geography subject inspections. Studying geography is so important for children, regardless of their age or stage of learning. Geography helps...
...the course of the year. It has been a busy year with the launch of our new common inspection framework for schools, early years and further education and skills (FES)...
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...colleagues have been reiterating this in a series of #OfstedMyths videos – rather than preparing for the process of an Ofsted inspection, just focus on what’s best for the pupils....
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...the table ready for lunch. Adults use this opportunity well to promote children’s skills for counting. By lunchtime, I’ve spoken with parents, children and staff. I’ve completed two joint observations...
...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...
...at how staff qualifications differ between providers in differing areas of deprivation (using income deprivation affecting children index, IDACI) the largest differences are found in proportions of qualified staff between...
...whether it is helping them to achieve better outcomes. We know that some pupils, for example those who have profound and multiple learning difficulties, are working at significantly lower levels....