Ofsted Policies Research 

The Evidence Against Ofsted Is Overwhelming!

20th May 201920th May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 57 Views 0 Comments accountability, Grading Schools, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Ofsted, Parents, University College London, University of Bristol, University of Essex, University of Sussex

Reading Time: 2 minutes How do parents react to information about school quality when their children are already in schools?

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Mental Health Ofsted Publication 

Ofsted Will Keep Grading Schools!

2nd May 20192nd May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 783 Views 1 Comment Amanda Spielman, Annual Parents Survey, Attrition, Education Select Committee, Four Point Grading, Grading Schools, National Audit Office, Ofsted, Outstanding, Parents, Special Measures, teacher attitudes, YouGov

Reading Time: 6 minutes Do those who wish to keep Ofsted’s four-point grading system, actually know the damage they are creating?

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Ofsted Parenting Research 

What Are Parents’ Perceptions of OfSTED?

30th April 20192nd May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 608 Views 1 Comment Annual Parents Survey, Annual Survey, BAME, Black and Minority Ethnic, Childcare, childcare provider, Curriculum, Department for Education, Inspection, Office for National Statistics, Ofsted, Parent View, Parenting, Sampling, statistics, YouGov

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do parents think about our English state schools and how they are inspected?

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Ofsted Teaching and Learning Workload 

7 Ofsted Inspection Myths for Teachers

15th April 201914th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 920 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, Angel Solutions, Differentiation, diversity, Equality, Graded Lessons, ICT, iPads, leadership, Lesson Objectives, Lesson observations, Lesson planning, Myths, Ofsted, planning, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you producing things in your school that you don’t need to be doing?

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Ofsted Publication Research 

The Future of Ofsted Inspections

7th April 20197th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1093 Views 1 Comment EDSK, Education and Skills, EIF 2019, grading lessons, Grading Schools, Inade, NAO, National Audit Office, Ofsted, Outstanding, Parents, Reliable, School Inspections, Think Tank, Tom Richmond, Valid, Workload

Reading Time: 5 minutes Does vague terminology from Ofsted cause considerable frustration for [parents,] teachers and school leaders?

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Ofsted Research Teaching and Learning 

The Analysis of Classroom Observations

17th March 201917th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1986 Views 17 Comments Curriculum, Faculty of Education, Lev Vygotsky, Neil Mercer, Observations, Teaching and Learning, The British Psychological Society, University of Cambridge, Verbal Feedback, Verbal Feedback Project

Reading Time: 3 minutes How should teachers conduct lesson observations of other teachers?

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Ofsted Parenting Teaching and Learning 

Are Parent View Questions Dangerous?

10th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1396 Views 2 Comments #TakeAwayHmk, classroom observation, data collection, EIF 2019, Google Classroom, Homework, Microsoft Office 2010, Ofsted, Parent View, Parents, School Inspections, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes How do parents know what good teaching is?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Your School Is Stuck!

3rd March 201926th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1012 Views 2 Comments Department for Education, Disadvantage, disadvantaged pupils, disadvantaged schools, East Midlands, Education Datalab, FFT, Humberside, Ofsted, Ofsted gradings, Requires Improvement, School Inspections, social mobility, Stuck, Stuck Schools

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine working in a crap school?

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Curriculum Ofsted Podcasts 

Podcast 41: How Can You Enrich The Curriculum?

2nd March 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 1430 Views 0 Comments #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, Creativity, Curriculum, enrichment, Gallimaufry, Inspection, leadership, Mary Myatt, observation, Ofsted, Primary, School Improvement, secondary, WomenEd

Reading Time: 1 minute How can you improve the way you deliver the curriculum in your school?

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CPD Ofsted Teacher Training 

The Power of Partnership

2nd March 20192nd March 2019 Nick Burton 761 Views 1 Comment austerity, child-centred, Collaboration, Competition, CPD, Friedrich Froebel, Inequality, Ofsted, partnership, postcode lottery, Professional development, school budgets

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do teachers really work in partnership with each other? 

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Curriculum Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The Curriculum Locomotion

24th February 201924th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1133 Views 2 Comments #EIF2019, 1944, 1988, 1988 Education Reform Act, Butler Education Act, Consultation, Curriculum, Data, David Blunkett, EBacc, ed balls, Education Act, education ministers, England, Foreign Affiars, Gillian Shephard, Kylie Minogue, Learning Walks, Michael Gove, National Curriculum, Ofsted, Richard Austen Butler, Romans, Sir Cyril Norwood, The Locomotion, Wales, White Paper, Winston Churchill

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is ‘curriculum’ the emperor’s new clothes?

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Ofsted Policies Politics 

How Do Ofsted Select A School For Inspection?

11th February 201911th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1041 Views 0 Comments Attainment 8, FOI, Freedom Of Information, machine learning, NAHT Accountability Commission, National Audit Office, Ofsted, Parent View, Progrss 8, risk assessment, School Inspection Handbook, School Inspections, School Workforce Census

Reading Time: 3 minutes What metrics are used to determine which school Ofsted will visit next?

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DfE Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The Tail Wagging The Dog

10th February 201910th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1476 Views 3 Comments accountability, Book looks, Chicken and Rice, Department for Education, Dog, Graded Lessons, haircuts, Intervention, leadership, Marking, Mobile Phones, Ofsted, Outstanding, Parenting, Parents, parents' evenings, Pizzas, Postcode, Poverty, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, Wellbeing, Work Scrutiny, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What silly reasons drive good people out of the teaching profession?

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Curriculum DfE Ofsted 

5 Things Which Confuse Me

2nd February 20193rd February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1626 Views 4 Comments #EIF2019, consultants, Curriculum, Department for Education, Developing Great Teachers, EBacc, GCSE Options, Great Teaching, Heather Leatt, league tables, Lorna Cork, Mary Myatt, Narrow Curriculum, Ofsted, Pam Fearnley, Paul Dix, Paul Gavey, Professor Frank Coffield, Teacher Development Trust, Value For Money

Reading Time: 5 minutes What key points confuse you about Ofsted’s proposed framework?

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Curriculum DfE Ofsted 

Curriculum Misgivings For Young People

28th January 201911th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 940 Views 0 Comments Consultation, Curriculum, Davka, Department for Education, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, GCSE, high-stakes accountability, Jewish, league tables, Nicky Morgan, Ofsted

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do we anticipate all pupils to meet an English Baccalaureate curriculum?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

What Does Ofsted’s New Framework Say?

20th January 201920th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 5753 Views 3 Comments Amanda Spielman, Bonuses, Consultation, Curriculum, Education Inspection Framework, Freedom Of Information, gender gap, league tables, Ofsted, Parent View, Performance Management, Professor Daniel Muijs, Quality of Education, School Inspection, Sean Harford, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What does Ofsted’s draft consultation say in the proposed inspection framework?

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Leadership Ofsted Policies 

System Leadership and School Improvement

20th January 201918th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 840 Views 1 Comment accountability, EIF 2019, Football Manager Syndrome, Grading Schools, Local Authority, Local councillor, Macro, Meso, Micro, Ofsted, Outstanding, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, Seth Godin

Reading Time: 1 minute How do we find the next generation of teachers to step up to leadership?

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