1. Plan the observation together In order to be truly developmental, observations should be 'done with', not 'done to'. Select a pre-determined area of focus based on prior knowledge of an individual's practice and/or the school's focus for that term.…
Prompted by the new focus on the Quality of Education and in particular the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum, Ofsted have now published a document 'Inspecting education quality: workbook scrutiny'. Background Workbook scrutiny is seen as a contributory…
The new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) comes into effect this month. Ofsted have published an explanatory document related specifically to lesson observation and how it will be used in the new inspections - “an important inspection method within an…
Good schools carefully consider the time cost of each of its key activities to ensure it is being efficient but also to manage staff workloads and wellbeing. Such exercises are not always easy but even a back of the envelope…
It may seem an obvious statement, but no school can be successful in all aspects if it works entirely alone. It needs to gather ideas, share experiences and access new skills and approaches. It also needs the capacity not just…
National Averages - 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths compared to just 53% in 2016, that's up 8% nationally. The national has risen much closer to the floor standard of 65%. National Average scaled…
The raw scores, scaled scores and mark scripts have been made available on the NCA tools website today. Also available is a full summary of individual pupil’s results from the SATs and teacher assessments (TA). Although the NCA tools site…
Schools, and headteachers in particular, spend a lot of time writing school development plans (SDP). Therefore the question that needs to be asked is, "Does the time spent writing represent good value?". Answers are likely to vary. Some schools will…
Three key threads run through the White Paper, the over-arching theme of which is an increasingly school-led system. The first thread is the concept of competition whereby the most successful MATs get bigger and the less successful are taken over.…
This section of the White Paper details strategies for enhancing the performance of, and unlocking the “full potential of every child, including both the lowest attaining and the brightest pupils”. It says the Government will focus on boosting the attainment…
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