...school and discuss the context. A timetable was drawn up and agreed. I was able to hand over documents prepared in advance.’ Of course, not everyone has felt the same....
Amy Finch, Head of Strategic Evaluation, and Helen Matthews, Specialist Advisor, Initial Teacher Education, discuss the findings of our ITE research and why it’s the right time for a new...
...will consider requests from schools for early inspections. I believe this fresh approach reflects our aim to act as a force for improvement through inspection. This is one of our...
...says and implications for classroom practice CLT is about the architecture of memory and the brain and, in particular, the capacity of the short-term memory to process information. Long-term memory...
...working closely with schools and parents over the coming year to explore and test our ideas for a new service and will provide updates on this blog and on our...
...move up to the next ‘stage’. Ofsted grades will reflect the areas that matter most to parents: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. What...
...schools have been judged to require improvement because they are not teaching reading well enough. For example: "Early reading and phonics remain areas for improvement, particularly for pupils who struggle."...
...content, structure and sequencing, and implemented it effectively – then it’s likely inspectors will judge their curriculum favourably. We’ll also be looking at whether the curriculum is broad for each...
...their locality, the wider world and phenomena, such as the weather and seasons. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities were fully included in the provision for geography. Teachers and...
...discussing work. For example, we may ask if a young child can read simple words, identify letters and sounds and count. We talk to pupils and look at their work....