...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...
...made about the curriculum favour the league tables, rather than the individual needs of pupils. One common argument is that leaders are under so much pressure to improve progress measures,...
...I simply asked, 'Okay #SLT what's one thing you'll pledge to do to reduce your teachers' workload in the coming new year?’ It heartened me to see some excellent and...
...take every opportunity to gather evidence. Next I start to look at the effectiveness of safeguarding in the school, which is one of the two key judgements on these one...
I hope you are all looking forward to a well-deserved rest over the holiday period; I know I am. One of the last items on my desk before the break...
...inspection when we already know they are in complex circumstances. This would affect roughly one in five schools currently judged good. We will select these schools using our standard risk...
On a one-day early years inspection I have to gather a lot of evidence. This helps me to reach an accurate rating at the end of the day – to...
...away from your inspection believing that Ofsted is only interested in data, then something has gone wrong. Our inspectors look at many different areas of a school’s work, but most...
...if the school/provider remains good, inspectors give clear, helpful feedback to leaders. If there are other things that can be done to offer a better experience for children and learners,...
...extensive research into the importance of teaching phonics until children can decode speedily and automatically. Pupils who struggle to decode unfamiliar words quickly fall behind their peers and struggle to...