...outstanding is now 88%. This marks an increase from 86% in 2021. It’s important to remember that during the pandemic (2020–21 and into 2022), we inspected with no outcomes data...
...that short inspections are a ‘positive change’ in the way we inspect. It’s early days, but we’ve more work to do to spell out to professionals what the new arrangements...
...– ‘very nice’ indeed! What we don’t expect Going back to the short document; it contains simple facts such as how we do not require schools to show us individual...
...everyone with an interest is given the chance to contribute their views. I look forward to hearing what people have to say. When we introduced the common inspection framework in...
...schools remain unchanged. The updates in the section 8 handbook are simply to make sure that it is in line with changes to statutory requirements, notably the monitoring of schools...
...new intakes of teachers have different questions? I know that any inspection is going to be a tense time. Are there any elements of inspection practice that require more clarity,...
...show that they are developing the literacy and numeracy skills needed for their employment. For example, in aeronautical engineering, apprentices have to work within the tight tolerances for accuracy in...
...found that parents believed that preparing for tests was cutting into their child's learning time. Why is this happening? Undoubtedly, some schools are teaching too much to the key stage...
...us their views. We know that providers want to move to good and we expect that this new way of working can help them in that journey. You can...
...When we take a decision to go into the property and investigate, we are not like a usual school inspection team. We must have reasonable cause to believe that an...