...outstanding In September, we began inspecting outstanding-graded schools that were formerly exempt from routine inspection. These inspections will continue. Outstanding schools have been split into two groups: schools that were...
...made in their schools as a result of their inspection. The usual post-inspection survey (sent to schools with their final inspection report) captures leaders’ immediate intent for change; it’ll be...
...doesn’t patronise them or knock their confidence. We need to pay attention to older children in primary school too, so they don’t start behind next year. Parents can play their...
...you to be involved. I’d like to thank those of you who offered up your time to give us your honest feedback and who invited us into your schools to...
...teams to help make sure that, where areas are already subject to significant intervention and oversight, this is taken into account. For example, where an area is subject to monitoring...
...for learners of all ages. Our goal is to achieve excellence in education and skills for learners of all ages, and in the care of children and young people. This...
Today, we’ve launched a new early years blog, for everyone who works in the early years sector. We will use the new blog to help raise understanding of different types...
...easily move out of sight because they’re absent from education for too much time, and too often it is used to try to avoid the legal requirements around excluding a...
...that short inspections are a ‘positive change’ in the way we inspect. It’s early days, but we’ve more work to do to spell out to professionals what the new arrangements...
...– ‘very nice’ indeed! What we don’t expect Going back to the short document; it contains simple facts such as how we do not require schools to show us individual...