This is taken from our Focus Update Service. The Focus Update Service is intended to save you time and keep you up to speed. Each school leader update outlines the main headlines in clear no-nonsense language and tells you where you can find more information. Find out more about our... View Article
Inspections are incredibly daunting. This blog has been taken from Preparing for an Ofsted Inspection by Tim Nelson. It looks at the steps to take from the initial phone call. You can see sample pages or purchase the book here. For an announced inspection the school will be contacted from... View Article
Clive Davies OBE has put together his 5 top tips when writing your Self Evaluation Summary. 1. Prove your progress! Always make sure that your judgement on teaching and learning can be substantiated by the progress pupils make. 2. Don’t sabotage your school! Be careful not to be too generous... View Article
OfSTED Report 2017. Extract taken from the Focus Update Service. To sign up to the service, please click here. This year’s annual Ofsted report finds the overall quality of education and care in England is improving, but areas of persistent under-performance remain. Amanda Speilman’s Ofsted Annual Report 2017 Launching her first... View Article
Do you know your ASP from your elbow? An introduction to the RAISEOnline replacement… RAISEOnline is dead; long live the ASP! And its smaller sibling the Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR) has usurped the Inspection Dashboard too. Actually I give it a year, or maybe two at the most, before it... View Article
Ofsted Inspections: Is it time for a fundamental change in the Ofsted framework? How relevant is the Ofsted framework in a classroom where the principles of metacognition are being embedded? As schools are just about getting their heads around the new Ofsted inspection framework, it is interesting to reflect on... View Article
