...heartening to see the teaching of reading being reported on so clearly in our new-style inspection reports. Here is what some inspectors are writing in their reports about the teaching...
...But, as nice as it would be, it’s unrealistic to think that a new inspection framework is suddenly going to result in a huge leap upwards in inspection grades for...
...the way we inspect schools. In June 2023, we committed to making a number of changes to the way we inspect and report, including around safeguarding. We’ve now updated our...
The last of our spring conferences for school inspectors took place on Friday 20th April. In total, around 1,600 inspectors attended the four conferences, with two held in Nottingham and...
...well to government initiatives over time, including expectations around physical activity and healthy eating. But it was not clear that the specific interventions that schools make could, in themselves, overcome...
...inspection has helped them to challenge their thinking and how to improve the school even further. More information is available in the School inspection handbook. You can keep up-to-date...
...‘an insight into the mental life of the children’. When it comes to inspection, inspectors are looking to see that a school’s assessment system supports the pupils’ journeys through the...
...However, in other ways, each inspection is as unique as the school inspected. That’s why we particularly want to tailor our inspections in small schools. So, what should small schools...
...groups. For instance, 29% went to an unknown destination in year 9 to 10 versus 51% in year 10 to 11. This may be a sign that in the younger...
...are to progress in this subject and go on to university or into the world of work?’ Well-ordered curriculums We know too that effective teachers also think carefully about the...