...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...
...ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place so that timely, appropriate action can be taken to safeguard and promote children’s welfare. I know you will all agree that...
...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,...
...out if the school’s curriculum is doing the job that leaders want it to. We use the early reading evaluation criteria in our school inspection handbook to find out how...
...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...
...social interaction but also for the instant feedback and opportunity to ask questions that it provides. Learners told us that using online chat during sessions does not replace the classroom...
...of professionals gives a clear picture of ‘life in the local area’ because they’re immersed in the systems, processes and practices that inspectors evaluate. EHC plans are central to the...
...handbook (the education inspection framework (EIF)) to inspect it, to allow for comparability. The EIF is designed to be flexible and enables inspectors to take into account the specific context...
...big part of effective safeguarding. Expectations are set out fully in KCSIE and you can find a useful guide to information sharing in Working together to safeguard children. We may...