...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...
...day and the time is ripe for the Department for Education to revisit the policy. Schools should be forward looking and constantly seeking to improve. And, indeed, that’s what most...
...career that recruits and retains the best professionals. High-quality continuous professional development is good for school leaders and teachers. But most importantly, it’s good for pupils. And as everyone works...
...and language and what inspectors look at including the use of phonics and early reading. We'll explore what a reading deep dive is and share what we understand from inspection...