...good schools in September 2015, we moved from a cycle in which these schools were fully inspected on average every three years and seven months, to one where we aim...
...have gone all the way through these schools without anyone making sure things are still going well. This is a rebalancing exercise. Since 2010, there’s been a one-way valve on...
...the renewed approach. The collaborative tone, regular reflection meetings, learning walks with headteachers, and the move away from deep dives are all being well received. Leaders highlighted that inspectors were...
...it like to inspect under the EIF? Along with one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI), I took part in a 2-day inspection of a primary school in February this year....
...with a lower grading, have improved at a faster rate and are offering a better standard of education for their pupils. No legal basis to inspect Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s Chief...
Teachers’ well-being and workload are important to the entire education sector, including Ofsted. Concerns about the well-being of teachers are well founded: Teaching was one of three professions with the...
...basis of data alone – but the data can help suggest areas of focus to be discussed between inspectors and leaders. Data also helps establish the context for inspection. Under...
...published by 30 November 2018: 20% had at least one insufficient progress judgement 63% had a reasonable progress judgement for all 3 themes the remaining providers received at least one...
...or a person employed by the school at least one of the children is a registered pupil of the school. If your school’s provision does not meet all these criteria,...
...what we’ve learned from the first 2 years under the framework, and the 54 inspections we’ve done. Those inspections included surveys with a total of over 67,000 responses. Of these...