Ofsted Parent View – looking more closely
...questions on what parents want to know and can answer, what inspectors want to know and what schools find useful. Getting this balance right is important. New questions to support...
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What do people think about inspection?
Posted by:
Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
common inspection framework, leadership, schools
...each question, so we’ve done that today. Parents of children at maintained schools and academies who completed Parent View said that they’d recommend the school to another parent (86%), that...
Schools are different. Inspections are different.
Posted by:
Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
common inspection framework, inspection, OfstedMyths
...think about the drivers affecting the school: What’s recruitment like – very challenging or less so – and what is the staff turnover? What do parents complain to the school...
Changing our approach to short inspections: your views wanted
...that the school is still good without the need to convert to a full inspection. But in almost a third of short inspections this year, inspectors decided that they needed...
The trust in testing times: the role of multi-academy trusts during the pandemic
...autumn visits, we found many examples of excellent work, but also saw the challenges that leaders in particular had to deal with. Leaders in schools that were part of multi-academy...
What next for further education and skills initial teacher education inspections?
Posted by:
Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, Posted on:
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further education and skills, inspection, teacher training, teachers
...we anticipate that the Department for Education will commission Ofsted to carry out a small number of inspections of providers that are not currently ‘known’ to us, but that are...
Languages in outstanding primary schools
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Michael Wardle HMI, subject lead for languages, Posted on:
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Categories:
curriculum, modern foreign languages
...Our inspectors found that assessment tended to be very limited in languages. In addition, the transition from primary to secondary was underdeveloped. The government’s ambition is that 90% of pupils...
The myth of Ofsted consultants: do not buy the snake oil
Posted by:
Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
curriculum, inspection, OfstedMyths, schools
...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...
Birthday celebration ... and life after levels
Posted by:
Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on:
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Categories:
common inspection framework, OfstedMyths, schools
...school governance very useful too. I’d like to assure you that my colleagues and I will continue to use this space to update you on inspection practice. To that end...
Inspecting the initial stages of the early career framework and national professional qualifications
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Helen Matthews, Senior HMI for Teacher Development, Posted on:
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Categories:
professional development, teacher training, teachers
...training. They believe that it is delivered effectively and builds on what they already know. NPQ participants found that what they were learning was highly applicable to their role and...