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15 Tips For Surviving Ofsted


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Paul Ainsworth

Paul has been writing for the Teacher Toolkit website since 2012 and is the author of both 'No Silver Bullets: Day in, day out school improvement' and 'No Silver Bullets 2.0: Heart and Soul of School Improvement'. He is a system leader supporting primary schools,...
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How can you 'survive' an Ofsted inspection?

In less than three years I have helped teachers and leaders prepare and tackle almost 20 Ofsted inspections. I have been there the night before as teachers have determinedly worked till late trying to show their school in the best light. At the end of the ordeal, I have joined in celebrations and sadly helped pick up the pieces when things have not gone as we had hoped.

Teachers often speak to me the day before, asking for my tips, what do they really need to

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Posted in Basic Account, Leadership (Middle), Leadership (Senior), School Inspection (Ofsted)Tagged Academies, Data, Feedback, Inspection, Ofsted, Ofsted myths, Outstanding, preparation, require improvement, senior leaders, survival

One thought on “15 Tips For Surviving Ofsted”

  1. Tony says:
    14th March 2018 at 8:35 pm

    Why do we have to do this!!!! It’s too much work. Be yourself and don’t care. Who are they?

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