...makes for thought-provoking reading. First, I want to stress that this research is not about reaching a consensus. We knew that our findings would not please everyone and might even...
...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...
...way in which Ofsted is preparing for inspection in future. We are of course also considering implications of the new framework for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)....
...report. And under our new framework which takes effect later this year, any schools that are off-rolling are likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management. As recent, high-profile...
...longer occupied – the school had moved. We discovered its new address, issued a warning notice and saw evidence that unregistered childcare was also being carried out on the site....
...here. It’s certainly true that under the new education inspection framework (EIF) the quality of education judgement starts from the premise that schools should offer their children a broad, rich...
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...
...new risks were accounted for and mitigated. Frequent communication from trust leaders helped keep schools up to date with the latest developments, and helped build the confidence of staff and...
...blog today, all our handbooks now include a new section on ‘inspection during the COVID-19 pandemic’. We’ve built on what we’ve learned from carrying out interim visits and research calls....
...step, doing work that steadily increased in complexity of simple grammatical concepts. When learning new words, pupils were encouraged to focus on a wide range of commonly used words, which...