Why we do research at Ofsted

Daniel Muijs, our Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, talks about how and why Ofsted carries out research. Since joining Ofsted and taking on a role in our Research and...
Daniel Muijs, our Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, talks about how and why Ofsted carries out research. Since joining Ofsted and taking on a role in our Research and...
...experience and contact with employers so that children and learners can aspire, make good choices and understand what they need to do to reach, and succeed in, their chosen careers....
...of their community and local economy. Many of the new apprenticeship providers that struggled to make reasonable progress had not sufficiently co-developed their curriculum with employers. I am, therefore, optimistic...
...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...
...to make sense of the present as well as the past, and to appreciate the complexity and diversity of human societies and development. Between January and March 2020, we inspected...
...identify potential concerns about either the quality of education or leadership and management, the inspection will not convert. Instead, we will publish a letter setting out the school’s strengths and...
...their families will come into contact with many different organisations, services and professionals. The journey may include diagnosis and the search for help and advice (perhaps an education, health and...
...explanations for pupil movements, and the data is there to help our inspectors and regional directors to have conversations with schools, multi-academy trusts and local areas. Updating this analysis and...
...you for that but I’d rather talk to/look at/hear…’ This is especially true of early years data on entry and progress. The new approach is much more about observing and...
...particular stage. We’ll be looking at the curriculum as a whole. Whether it’s rich, ambitious and well sequenced – rather than when each element is delivered. That said - and...