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…
The new Ofsted framework is now in operation. It sets out how Ofsted will inspect: state schools; further education and skills providers; non-association independent schools; early years settings. Four points for schools to bear in mind are: 1. A four-point…
SATs results and scaled scores Year 6 pupils Key Stage 2 results have been released today (9th July 2019) on the NCAtools website together with the high level summaries of each schools results. National curriculum tests are undertaken in Reading;…
The Department for Education is looking for committed headteachers who would like the opportunity to contribute to national policy through the Primary Headteacher Reference Group and the Secondary Headteacher Reference Group. These groups of primary and secondary leaders act as…
The 2019 SATs are complete and now the wait begins to see how your pupils have done… How long do you need to wait? Not long at all as test results for 2019 will be available at 7:30am on Tuesday…
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…
The Department for Education (DfE) publishes their revised statistics for key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum assessments in December 2018. So, what are the headlines? In 2018 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in all of reading, writing and…
The Department for Education (DfE) published statistics in September 2018 detailing pupil attainment in the phonics screening check and key stage 1 national curriculum teacher assessments (TA). Attainment in teacher assessments were broadly similar to that seen in 2017. Due…
The Department for Education (DfE) published their Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statistics in October 2018. Nationally results for 2018 were positive and demonstrated steady improvement again on the previous year. As demonstrated above results in all three key measures…
Following a four-month consultation Ofsted published their new education inspection framework and handbooks on Tuesday 14th May 2019. The new education inspection framework (EIF) will come into effect from September 2019, replacing the outgoing common inspection framework (CIF). So, what…
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