...the lead inspector, feeling that it supports their view that the school should be judged ‘good’. While this debate takes place, piles of books are growing around me. The lead...
...on board and with that a fresh perspective. This September marks the 25th anniversary of the formation of Ofsted. At that point, in 1992, the first chief inspector, Stewart Sutherland,...
...Ofsted’s advice. While that is encouraging, we need to do more. I know that the DfE are keen to hear about how schools are addressing workload and that they are...
...with governors, staff and pupils and look at a wide variety of documents. Ahead of this particular inspection I’d identified that the majority of pupils are eligible for free school...
...The term might be recent; the practice is not. But ‘gaming’, like ‘off-rolling’, is a practice that needs addressing. What do we mean by ‘gaming’? Gaming happens when the decisions...
...that our inspections reflect this. To improve our reporting on the impact that MATs are having, whether this is as part of a MAT summary evaluation or a standalone inspection...
...teacher well-being at the beginning of the summer term 2018. Our aim is to find out: What are the current levels of teacher well-being in schools and FES providers? What...
...events and conferences, we have made clear our expectations. We have debunked misconceptions and clarified what we look at on inspection. One result of these changes is that inspection is...
...language comprehension. These examples demonstrate that there is no single way to organise the teaching of phonics effectively. What matters most is that any pupils who fall behind are able...