...SEND to have full access to the curriculum and to be able to participate in it. This includes making appropriate phonics instruction available for children with complex needs. When leaders...
...us about how we’re inspecting reading in secondary schools. You are concerned that more pupils are behind with reading on entry to secondary school. In this blog post, I explain...
...September. Obviously, Ofsted inspectors must take these into account when inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings. Every setting should have an effective child protection policy and a...
...following are just a start. I would encourage people to get in touch if they come across other frequent misunderstandings. Top ten myths Notice period prior to inspections 1. Myth...
...interesting to see that some languages were perceived to lend themselves to a more structured approach (Mandarin, Hebrew and Latin) due to inherent features of those languages and their scripts....
...Ofsted Inspector (OI). I enjoyed inspecting primary, special and independent schools for six years. In 2019, I was particularly inspired by the introduction of the education inspection framework (EIF), so...
...will need to be taught the content from an earlier stage. Evaluating how well pupils are taught to read When we evaluate reading on inspection, we are interested to find...
...20 people attending each meeting and the information comes in thick and fast! I record the main elements and data to test during the inspection. We review evidence with leaders,...
...all schools to take part in post-inspection evaluation to keep us informed about how inspections are working. Inspectors are trained regularly and in a variety of ways – via conferences,...
...can see why. However, many people did not realise that this is exactly how it is set out in law. Ofsted has no legal basis to include these schools in...