...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...
...school is notified of an inspection Information the lead inspector may ask for during the notification call Our school inspection operating guide for inspectors sets out what inspectors need to...
...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...
...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...
...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,...
...‘achievement’ evaluation area, inspectors will not review your internal data. However, they may talk to you about how you use internal assessment data, what it tells you about learners’ or...
...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...
...times to speak with the inspector. Fact Ofsted does not expect managers to be immediately available to speak with the inspector. Inspectors want to see settings operating as they would...
...experience. However, some did point out that the opportunity to send the teacher private messages is useful because it allows them to ask for help discreetly. Some learners find online...
...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,...