...cannot be taught the alphabetic code. The curriculum remains the same but the pedagogy might be different We know that sometimes, schools assume – mistakenly - that if pupils are...
...see settings as they are. We don’t want people worrying about what they think we require, when that may not be the case. So what are those commons myths? The...
...a vital contribution to the debate about curriculum. Some people have said that Ofsted should not be doing research and that we should stick to inspections. Some worry that by...
...questionnaires to our Parents Panel. So, what did we find? Firstly, that there is a lack of coherent debate and discussion about the curriculum. There isn’t a shared understanding across...
...is looking at the school’s documentation. It’s positive to see that this school hasn’t prepared anything ahead of time. We see what they use daily to communicate with each other...
...off-rolling is happening. But it makes sure that inspectors explore this possibility during the inspection. We know that disadvantaged pupils, those with special educational needs, and pupils with low prior...
...tell us that around a quarter of London residents feel that knife crime and gangs are problems in their area. So earlier this year, Ofsted carried out research into how...
...And I am confident that we have made the right decision; one that builds on the work of our contractors. That said; I do not want to give the impression...
...and there was clear organisation to make sure that pupils built on what they had already learned. In a few schools, where subjects were taught discretely, there were sophisticated links...
...for improvement in previous inspection reports from some time ago. Some of this reporting gives the impression that more detailed or more elaborate marking is required, or indeed that it...