...education. The pandemic has tested everyone’s resilience in so many ways, and the challenges of COVID-19 have emphasised just how invaluable good, well-trained teachers are to our education system recovery....
...how Ofsted will identify and recognise exceptional leaders. I have made minor amendments to the handbooks to clarify how this process will work in inspection. Over the next couple of...
...our business and how it can be developed. It is fair to say that I am impressed with the importance already given to the good and effective use of data....
...get questions about expectations around safeguarding. So I wanted to take the opportunity to give you a refresher on what the statutory framework and guidance says and also highlight just...
...landscape. I remember driving through drifts of snow several metres high to get to my interview. I remember snow in May and lots of rain! More importantly, I remember the...
...favourites. That weekend, the top topic (getting 285 votes) was: How can we avoid Ofsted making extra work for teachers? Of course, I was very keen to hear thoughts on...
...to subscribe. Through the blog we have been able to explain changes to inspection, highlight processes, and respond to comments. Importantly, the blog has also allowed me to dispel some...
...teachers to be observed and graded by their colleges, to inform self-assessment and staff training – it’s entirely up to college leaders what mechanisms they use to improve the quality...
...to them about timings and what to expect. I tried to put them at ease and remind them not to do anything special for me – to keep to normal...
...conversion have told us the experience was overwhelming. First of all because they had to understand the reasons for the conversion, and then they had to adjust to the bigger...