On 13 October 2020 the Headteacher Standards were updated by the DfE for schools in England. The DfE website clearly states the standards are for: headteachers governing boards people planning to become headteachers However it is not as simple as…
“School Improvement with a Curriculum focus for the 2020s” A Subject Development review is essentially an in-depth curriculum review, which triangulates evidence from a variety of sources and is thus broad based, valid and reliable. It is not based on…
Most likely the government will begin to relax the Covid-19 restrictions sometime in May. Although they are very keen to avoid a second peak of virus cases, government departments are working through how society might gradually be re-opened. They are…
Here at For Schools Education Services we've spent the first two months of 2020 looking at how quality assurance activities are adjusting towards the greater focus on curriculum and a more developmental approach to school improvement. We have looked at…
Although the long-term impact on pupils’ development and their examination successes will not be visible for a few years, the refocusing on the curriculum and its delivery is causing all schools to take stock. Many remain skeptical about the benefits…
Good school leaders recognise that gathering evidence to support the performance management process should, most importantly, build an individual’s confidence in their development and achievements. It should also: be simple, not be bureaucratic and increase workload; and point towards areas…
Our guest post today comes from @dht_101, who recently shared his school's recent Ofsted experience on Twitter. With the release of the new Education Inspection Framework and a shift of focus for inspectors, evidence is now beginning to arise as…
The new Ofsted Inspection Framework is one of the most strategic for many years. Its goal is to ensure schools are focused on delivering a high-quality education and that provision is seen holistically from intent through implementation to impact. This…
All schools prepare Self Evaluation documents/forms (SEFs) to health check their schools, with the twin goals of being ready for inspection and to inform their school development planning (SIP/SDP). The new Ofsted framework, in place since September, requires old SEF…
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.…
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