...talking to an inspector. However, we end up having useful discussions about their training and career paths. I head back to the base room, our inspection centre, with a salad...
...the years, it’s the mileage In the words of Indiana Jones, ‘it’s not the years… it’s the mileage’. We’re interested in the quality, breadth and ambition of the curriculum across...
...Inspectors (HMI) workforce, took part. These inspectors are now back in their regions, sharing their experiences and helping to train their colleagues. Overall, the pilots have been very successful. They...
...inspection, which includes those who received an interim visit in the autumn term have recently registered and not been inspected, and whose first inspection is overdue were not inspected in...
...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...
...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...
...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,...
...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...