Gill Jones, our Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education, on reading in secondary schools and supporting weaker readers. Since we have been back to inspecting, many of you have asked...
...extensive research into the importance of teaching phonics until children can decode speedily and automatically. Pupils who struggle to decode unfamiliar words quickly fall behind their peers and struggle to...
...inconsistent and uncoordinated, and that too little is being done to understand and meet the needs of individuals. Pandemic delays We found that most prison education managers had developed appropriate...
...standard isn’t available, apprentices complete the technical and vocational qualifications relevant to an apprenticeship framework. Now, a new model of apprenticeship is emerging and the structure is changing, as I...
...gather and share evidence. And it will make collation of evidence across themes and areas of practice significantly easier for Ofsted, which will be of huge benefit to our research...
...the child and risks disguising the true level of demand for appropriate SEND support. In the FE and skills sector, we found great variety in learners and providers’ experiences. We...
...each other and their teachers. They feel safe and valued and are doing well in their examination courses. Progress and the final feedback My colleague and I have talked to...
...and care (EHC) plan or SEN support plan as part of collecting information about what is important to the child, now and in the future, and how best to support...
...I will meet with senior leaders, which includes governors, who are an important part of the inspection and play a huge and vital role in school improvement. Briefing staff I...
...framework and inspection methodology are not changing. When will we find out more details? We’ll be publishing the new inspection handbooks in September this year and we’ll produce some informative...