During a short inspection, one of the main priorities is getting to know the school well, very quickly. The day starts with myself and an Ofsted Inspector (OI) meeting the...
...to look beyond the school gates. As well as providing a safe environment, and teaching children about gangs and crime, there are things that school leaders must do better. Our...
...that apprentices, providers and businesses have gone to during the pandemic. There is no escaping that, for many in the sector, COVID-19 (coronavirus) has made delivering education and training challenging....
It’s really good that people are interested in our subject curriculum groups. We’re using these groups to learn about and be better placed to engage in the ongoing debate about...
...pre-inspection preparation remotely the day before they turn up at a school. We’ve been told for some time that the initial contact between an inspector and a school leader can...
...them and how they assess their needs to prepare them for adulthood. This indicates how well the local area is implementing the SEND reforms. One young person tells me how...
...move house, leave the country, or move to another, closer school when a place becomes available. Of course, none of these things is off-rolling. Other pupils might leave to be...
...R&R! Before that summer break, I wanted to say thank you again to everyone who has engaged with us so fully over the course of the last year on the...
...parents what it’s like to be a child or young person at the school – what is being done well and what could be done better. We’ve been testing the...
...between years 10 and 11, this year we’ve also looked at movements between all year groups in secondary schools. Between January 2017 and January 2018, 107,000 pupils left their state-funded...