...the foundations for successful careers?’ ‘What do our adult learners need to know to progress, achieve and succeed?’ ‘What are the skills and knowledge our young people need if they...
...importantly whether the quality of education is good and the pupils prepared well for their next stage of education, training or employment. We know, for example, that some schools are...
...found that parents believed that preparing for tests was cutting into their child's learning time. Why is this happening? Undoubtedly, some schools are teaching too much to the key stage...
...help us check whether we were on the right lines. This has made us even more confident that these changes are for the better. So, what did we do? First...
...watch them back on our YouTube channel: webinar for education, health and social care professionals webinar for parents, carers, families or representatives What’s next We’ll continue meeting with local areas...
...information/data? Yes, of course it is, although that information will never tell you all or even most of what you want to know. But what is not a worthwhile use...
...sure that trainee teachers are prepared for the classroom. In June last year, we introduced a new framework for inspecting ITE partnerships, which puts a much greater emphasis on the...
...for Ofsted. They’re contracted to inspect a certain number of days each year for us. We recruit them directly and train them alongside Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs). HMIs are part...
...that seek views on whether everything is being done to ensure that the school has a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff. These questions, relating to leadership support for staff,...
...substance of education, rewarding those schools that do what’s right, who’ve really thought about what they offer and why, is something that we should, must and can do without delay....