...for Ofsted. They’re contracted to inspect a certain number of days each year for us. We recruit them directly and train them alongside Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs). HMIs are part...
...alone. Unsurprisingly not all children are equally likely to be affected. Children with special educational needs, children eligible for free school meals, children looked after, and some minority ethnic groups...
...keen to be experts on Ofsted – and sometimes charge you for it. Free webinars We’d like to give school leaders and staff the opportunity to hear directly from us...
...won’t have time to overly prepare for the full inspection, although we recognise the potential risks here. It will also make inspection better for our OIs. Providing up to 15...
...40 children: Once we’d been greeted by the headteacher and introduced ourselves to staff, both inspectors met with staff responsible for the 3 subjects that were the focus for our...
...recovery in the sector. Understandably, we are seeing fewer apprenticeships starting this year compared with last. However, data from the Department for Education shows that this shortfall lessened between August...
...have enough detail for the inspector to be able to understand the overall concerns that have been identified and the support and help that is in place for children. The...
...allow for executive leaders to be available for the final feedback meetings at academy inspections. A decent gap in the schedule between academy inspections and the head office activities will...
...level 4 and above. The proportion working at higher levels is increasing because over 40% of standards are for higher and degree level apprenticeships. For areas like business administration there...
...by adults, use signs, symbols, pictures and assistive technologies to tell me about their high aspirations for the future. They’re determined to make things better for others and want to...