...balance between resourcing reliability studies and reaching valid and useful conclusions. It’s important that we’re able to show that inspection works. But it’s equally important that we do not unnecessarily...
...about what’s happening for their children. The COVID context We do understand that things aren’t ‘normal’, and it’s only fair that inspection recognises this. So that’s exactly what we’re doing....
...on neurodiversity. It estimated that around half of prisoners have a neurodivergent condition that affects their ability to engage. The report concluded that provision for prisoners with neurodiversity is: patchy,...
...impact in schools. We also found that some mentors were relying too much on trainees to let them know what they had already learned, and what they needed to work...
...duty to inspect every school back into force. We are glad to be seeing what’s happening for children, having conversations with teachers, and building on what we learned through our...
...what ECTs already know and using this to inform programme delivery training that helped ECTs apply what they know, specific to their subjects and phases high-quality training for mentors high-calibre...
...issued guidance to say that it believes that 18 hours or more a week is likely to constitute full-time education. Some providers, then, offer 17 hours and 55 minutes in...
...made to the handbooks (both graded and ungraded) for schools and non-association independent schools. This is so that leaders and teachers understand our approach and know what to expect for...
...There is a clear desire to ensure that inspection activity is evidence-based. There is also a desire to see that data isn’t used or presented in a way that can...
...handbook has been added to clarify that the inspections that newly merged colleges receive within three years of a merger will be full inspections and apply to any kind of...