...subjects, where curriculum thinking and planning tended to lag behind maths and English. And now, of course, schools are dealing with the challenges of children having had very different experiences...
...with a thank you – to schools, colleges and other providers – for all you’ve done for children over the last year and a half, and for what you’re still...
...offer an education, and so much more, to children and families in close-knit, often isolated communities. I’m now Ofsted’s Regional Director for London. While small schools in London are few...
...that apprentices, providers and businesses have gone to during the pandemic. There is no escaping that, for many in the sector, COVID-19 (coronavirus) has made delivering education and training challenging....
...begun in England, and so have the usual calls to reform the school system. Exams should be scrapped, say some. Others demand curriculum changes. But my concern is more practical....
...planning and preparing for inspection. Our inspectors want to see leaders and teachers doing what they do well on a daily basis. Some of my colleagues have been reiterating this...
...used in their formulation. We want to discover how well they capture the aspirations and assessed needs of the children and young people. Are children and young people’s views, and...
Sean Harford HMI, National Director for Education, talks about Ofsted’s curriculum transition arrangements and announces an extension. Our new framework puts the curriculum front and centre of inspection. We absolutely...
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills...
...we discussed: EIF inspections in primary schools Inspections and the COVID-19 pandemic Inspections and teacher workload Education inspection framework in special schools Governance and inspection How schools are inspected Each...