...and contact me or your Regional Director to tell us how you found it. Meanwhile, I hope you all manage to get some rest and enjoyment over the festive break....
...services, education, health, and probation services. Our focus was to understand how local partners are working together to identify and prevent neglect. We found children who had experienced neglect for...
...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...
...far? I’ll need to make a decision soon on whether to convert to a full inspection to gather any additional evidence I need and carry on tomorrow. There’s more evidence...
As we head towards autumn I hope you have all managed to get some rest and relaxation over the summer and are feeling refreshed for the coming year. It’s now...
...why I have written to all our inspectors in the March 2017 'School inspection update' to ask that they do not request predictions for cohorts about to take examinations; and...
...on the evidence collected. Here I describe all the elements of a recent inspection to give a sense of what’s involved. Initial planning telephone call I'm due to inspect a...
...pupils where schools may be encouraging pupils to move, and want to better understand the schools and pupils that are affected. How might the context of the school affect the...
...quality in the sector is high. This blog looks at how staff qualifications contribute to overall quality of the sector and how that varies across different areas of deprivation. We...
...working out for their children? Inspectors need to know. In particular, we want to know how: local areas work with parents to co-produce plans that lead to the best outcomes...