...ECF and NPQ lead providers look at how they ensure the delivery of high-quality training and professional development through a national network of delivery partners. While the phase one findings...
I was struck by a phrase someone used in a discussion back in the summer – ‘big-hearted schools who welcome SEND students and see their Ofsted rating drop’. I’d like...
Hopefully, those of you who keep in touch with my updates here and my Twitter activity will have noticed that one of my main preoccupations in the last year has...
...is provided to either: 5 or more pupils of compulsory school age at least one pupil who has an education, health and care plan or a statement of needs, or...
...grade. Now, these schools can expect an inspection approximately 5 to 6 terms later than they would have done. Because the inspection intervals are shorter for requires improvement and inadequate...
...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...
...d'être. So, it makes sense to bring a core function under our direct control and management. None of this means we were unhappy with the service provided by our contractors....
...independent, external representative from the relevant sector (early years, schools, FES or social care); one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) specialising in that remit; and a Senior HMI. The inspector...
...summary tables RAISEonline is a joint product between the Department for Education (DfE) and Ofsted. In calculating progress in primary schools the DfE used the overall prior attainment, not the...
...be one of the harder myths to bust. In part, this has been because we have continued to report on it extensively at some inspections, especially with reference to areas...