Curriculum DfE Ofsted 

5 Things Which Confuse Me

2nd February 20193rd February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1864 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 1511 Views 1 Comment 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 7728 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 969 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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Curriculum Ofsted Policies 

Will Ofsted Drive Curriculum Reform In Our Schools?

16th January 201916th January 2019 Will Swaithes 3405 Views 1 Comment Amanda Spielman, Behaviour, Consultation, Curriculum, EIF 2019, inadquate, Inspection, leadership, Management, Ofsted, ofsted inspection, Outstanding, personal development, Requires Improvement, Workload

Reading Time: 5 minutes What changes are Ofsted proposing?

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Ofsted Policies Research 

Visits to English Schools by Amanda Spielman

13th January 201923rd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1259 Views 4 Comments Academies, Amanda Spielman, FOI, Forced Academisation, Free Schools, Freedom Of Information, good, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, High Speed Rail School, Inspection, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Ofsted, Outstanding, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, School Visits, TES

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Amanda Spielman visited since her appointment as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector?

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Mental Health Ofsted Staff Well Being 

The School Happiness Standards Agency

10th December 201810th December 2018 John Dabell 3364 Views 4 Comments Andy Cope, Every Mind Matters, Food Standards Agency, happiness, Health, Helen Woodley, Mental Health, Ofsted, positivity, Three Bridges Primary, toxic schools, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 6 minutes Where do you score on Ofsted’s new inspection framework?

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Ofsted Policies Research 

Why Do Some Schools Require A Second Inspection?

9th December 20188th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1496 Views 4 Comments @Watchsted, Disclosure, Evaluation, FOI, FOI Act, Freedom Of Information, Inaccurate, Inadequate, Inspection Handbook, Inspector, Ofsted, Re-Inspection, Requires Improvement, School Inspection

Reading Time: 6 minutes Why has Ofsted visited some schools more than once?

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Curriculum Ofsted Workload 

Can One-Day School Inspections Evaluate Curriculum?

25th November 201814th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1856 Views 6 Comments Assessment, Bold Beginnings, Clare Sealy, Curriculum, Curriculum Maps, Data, Department for Education, EBacc, James Pembroke, Knowledge organisers, Knowledge Rich, Matthew Benyohai, Ofsted, Progress, Progress 8, Schemes of Work, School Inspections, Sean Harford, Tom Sherrington

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can school inspections steer focus away from data, towards a broad curriculum?

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Curriculum Leadership Ofsted 

How Should Ofsted Reform Itself?

3rd November 20183rd November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1103 Views 1 Comment accountability, Amanda Spielman, Complaints Process, Curriculum, Evidence Base, Finland, machine learning, National Audit Office, NfER, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, reform, Singapore, YouGov

Reading Time: 2 minutes How far Ofsted is prepared to hide from accountability behind the threat of costs to children?

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CPD Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The New Meaning of Progress

29th October 201825th October 2018 David Lowbridge-Ellis 2282 Views 7 Comments acceleration, Assessment, Culture, Knowledge, language, Ofsted, Progress, Sean Harford, The Thick Of It, understanding

Reading Time: 4 minutes What does progress really mean?

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Leadership Ofsted Teaching Secrets 

Are OfSTED Inconsistent At Evaluation?

14th October 201813th October 2018 A Teacher 2073 Views 7 Comments Anonymous, ASCL, Book looks, complaints, Complaints Process, Curriculum, EBacc, Family Fischer Trust, HMI, Lead Inspector, Mythbusting, Ofsted, Parent View, Progress 8, School Inspections, Value Added

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we trust OfSTED leadership if we cannot raise a complaint about how decisions are reached?

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Curriculum Ofsted Policies 

Will OfSTED Dictate The Curriculum Agenda?

30th September 201829th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1853 Views 2 Comments #Bananas, Amanda Spielman, Bold Beginnings, Curriculum, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Freedom Of Information, Knowledge, Knowledge Rich, Ofsted, qualitative, qualitative research, Requires Improvement, Research

Reading Time: 4 minutes What will the school inspection revolution ask schools do next?

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Leadership Mental Health Ofsted 

Headteacher Views From School Inspections

30th September 201829th September 2018 A Teacher 1665 Views 1 Comment Anonymous, Bonuses, Demographics, Good to Outstanding, headship, Headteacher, HMI, Inspection, leadership, Ofsted, Outstanding, Pupil Premium, Requires Improvement, school leadership

Reading Time: 5 minutes What do head teachers think about the school inspection service?

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Ofsted Policies Teaching and Learning 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Ofsted Gradings

19th August 201817th August 2018 John Dabell 1322 Views 0 Comments Amanda Spielman, grading, lesson grades, Nick Gibb, Observations, Ofsted, Outstanding

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you still grade lessons Ofsted-style?

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Ofsted Policies Staff Well Being 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Mocksteds

11th August 201820th July 2018 John Dabell 2546 Views 0 Comments accountability, Amanda Spielman, Anxiety, consultants, Luke Tryl, MockSTED, Ofsted, rehearsal, Sean Harford, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Has your school ever had a ‘mocksted’?

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Assessment Leadership Ofsted 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Ofsted Banners

4th August 201820th July 2018 John Dabell 2060 Views 2 Comments advertising, Amanda Spielman, Andy Cope, banners, Billingham South Community School, Branding, Brundall Primary, business, Jarlath O’Brien, logos, Money, Ofsted, The Independent, Times Educational Supplement

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you have an Ofsted banner outside your school?

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