Wendy Ratcliff, HMI, reflects on an early years inspection
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...
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...
...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...
...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,...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...there was very limited communication between primary and secondary schools, and little sharing or shaping of grammar, phonics and vocabulary between settings. Clearly, more focus on progression across the key...
...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....
...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,...
...making sure that our approach is sound. We’ve done 14 pilot visits, covering a range of providers at all grades, across each of Ofsted’s regions. We visited independent learning providers...