Too many pupils will suffer if we delay inspection reform

...a three-year lead-in programme to get our inspectors up to speed on what they need to know and look at when inspecting something like the curriculum. We’ll also be running...
...a three-year lead-in programme to get our inspectors up to speed on what they need to know and look at when inspecting something like the curriculum. We’ll also be running...
...will continue this study into a second year, in which we will track changes from year 1 and collate insights. We have also commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies to...
...should be truly inclusive. And by that, I mean inclusive in the real sense, including children and their parents: in decision-making in setting targets linked to the child’s education, health...
...happen during an inspection. You might also find our introduction to further education and skills inspections helpful. What will this mean in practice? Inspectors will be spending less time looking...
...show inspectors the evidence that supports their view. Headteachers should also use these meetings to raise concerns, including those related to the conduct of the inspection or of individual inspectors....
...Another area of accountability that inspectors look at is whether schools are working towards the EBacc target. We need to take into account the options available to pupils. Inspectors will...
...National Director, Education, addressed teachers’ workload in a blog in September 2017. Since then, staff have been telling inspectors how much leaders and managers take workload into account when developing...
...no ITE partnership has had an inspection under the new arrangements. Instead, we decided to do some research in the spring term into how partnerships have responded to COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
...not to let this opportunity go by. It’s much better to have an honest discussion about something than try to return to it later. The lead inspector should make sure...
...trusts (MATs) told us that the support they received from their trust was invaluable. Unsurprisingly, this finding was of interest to the Confederation of School Trusts, who asked us to...