...So consistency in our approach to inspection is indeed crucial. On the second point, our school inspection handbook gives clear guidance about the processes before, during and after the inspection....
...the perfect opportunity to show inspectors what we do every day. Our visit involved the two inspectors being hosted at our physical Head Office, and then being given access to...
...initial teacher education (ITE). Alongside our ITE inspection framework that we published last year, the ECF and NPQ inspection process will provide assurance and insight nationally into the development of...
...courses provided to learners. Further to this, despite the increase in providers, the number of apprentices continues to fall. In 2019, there were about 1,900 further education and skills providers,...
...hope you find this information useful and I look forward to working with you in this new academic year. You can also keep up to date with Ofsted news...
...to evaluate or infer the quality of education in the school. This is because the education inspection framework methodology requires a minimum of three subjects to be reviewed in order...
...When we launched the framework in September last year, we wanted to be fair to schools, and give them enough time to craft their curriculum plans. That’s why we announced...
...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....
...requirements then at inspection we will judge them to be ineffective. This will lead to an overall inadequate judgement for the school. Inspectors look at a wide range of evidence...
...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...