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High standards – and highly inclusive

Posted by: Nick Whittaker, HMI, Specialist Adviser, SEND, Posted on: 10 September 2018 - Categories: inspection, SEND inspections

...meeting their needs well and making sure they are achieving their potential. At the heart of this is removing the barriers that get in the way of children who have...

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Tackling childhood obesity: a shared problem

Posted by: Chris Jones, Director, Strategy and Engagement, Posted on: 18 July 2018 - Categories: research and evaluation, schools

...I am happy to let people judge this for themselves. For this piece of research, Ofsted inspectors visited over 60 schools around the country and spoke to headteachers, governors, teachers,...

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Progress, but a lot of work still to do

Posted by: Sean Harford, National Director, Education, Posted on: 18 July 2017 - Categories: OfstedMyths
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...recent inspection was ‘a fair and accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of my school’. Our research with teachers complements work we do with parents, again to understand their...

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