Chris Jones, Director, Corporate Strategy, discusses the findings from our spring term monitoring visits. Schools have had a tough year – to say the least. And, while having children back...
...a proper education and leave them at risk of harm and, in some instances, radicalisation. One of the frustrating issues with unregistered schools – and there are many – is...
...in schools giving neglected children better access to education and helping them begin to achieve their potential. Examples of additional support include counselling and one-to-one support to help children improve...
This spring, Ofsted started running its new inspection reports website alongside the old one. During a controlled 'live' phase, we invited users to try the new site and let us...
...their curriculum as a vehicle for filling gaps in knowledge and experiences that their pupils might have because of their background. It was less convincing, however, when one or two...
...this works and supports inadequate schools. However, we are changing the judgement for the monitoring inspections to be one of ‘taking effective action’ rather than just ‘making reasonable progress’, as...
...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...
...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...
...lead provider. Following this, we conducted 2 full inspection pilots, one for ECF and one for NPQ, in the autumn term. We wanted to test some revisions we have made...