Ofsted

DfE Ofsted Policies 

What Does Ofsted’s New Framework Say?

20th January 201920th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 313 Views 0 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 237 Views 0 Comments 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 583 Views 0 Comments 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 201912th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 588 Views 4 Comments Academies, Amanda Spielman, FOI, Forced Academisation, Free Schools, Freedom Of, 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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NQTs Research Teaching and Learning 

Lesson Observation: “Not terrible though?”

7th January 20196th January 2019 Phil Naylor 514 Views 0 Comments BBC2, Behaviour, Bill Gates, Castle School Education Trust (CSET), Coaching, cognitive bias, Doug Lemov, Dylan Wiliam, Feedback, initial teacher training, Lesson observations, Ofsted, ResearchEd, School, Teacher Development Trust

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve our lesson observations?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

6 Teaching Ideas To Bin in 2019

1st January 20192nd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 4459 Views 4 Comments 2019, American Scientific Association, Appraisal, ASA, Book looks, Curriculum, evidence, Feedback, Graded Lessons, Marking, Measures of Effective Teaching, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, Ombudsman, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Rob Coe, Purple Pen, School Inspection, teaching ideas to bin, Threshold, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 5 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2019?

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Mental Health Ofsted Staff Well Being 

The School Happiness Standards Agency

10th December 201810th December 2018 John Dabell 2310 Views 2 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 979 Views 3 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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Research Review Staff Well Being 

The 69 Questions School Leaders Should Ask Staff

5th December 20185th December 2018 Holly Gardner 1275 Views Appraisal, Department for Education, Feedback, Google Form, Governors, leadership, Net Promoter Score, Occupational Hazard, OECD, Ofsted, Product Review, questionnaire, school staff surveys, staff feedback, Staff Survey, Survey, SurveyMonkey, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could staff feedback transform wellbeing in your school?

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DfE Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

Dear Santa, I Write To You For The Teaching Profession …

2nd December 20187th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1429 Views 5 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, accountability, Appraisal, Christmas, Coleman et al, Damian Hinds, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Father Christmas, grading lessons, Knowledge Rich, Mark-Plan-Teach, Ofsted, Outstanding, Performance Management, Professor Robert Coe, School Funding, Special Measures

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your education hopes and fears for teachers in 2019?

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Teaching and Learning The 5 Minute Series Workload 

Supporting Teacher Workload

29th November 201829th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1214 Views 2 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, 5MinPlan, Angel Solutions, attitudes, Cognition, Curriculum, Fendick, Impact, Implementation, Intent, John Hattie, Knowledge, Lesson planning, Ofsted, Skills, Stickability, success criteria, Teacher Clarity, the 5 minute lesson plan, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a busy working week, how can teachers improve their cognitive thinking?

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Curriculum Ofsted Workload 

Can One-Day School Inspections Evaluate Curriculum?

25th November 201814th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1122 Views 5 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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Interview Leadership Policies 

Toxic Headteacher: When A Bully Plays With Your Career

11th November 201811th November 2018 A Teacher 1501 Views 10 Comments Capability, challenge, manipulative, Ofsted, opposition, Performance Management, Policies, politics, Power, references, Settlement Agreement, teaching unions, toxic schools, Union, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What happens when the education system lets you down?

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Leadership Middle Leadership Research 

Can Schools Reform Performance Related Pay?

7th November 20187th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1146 Views 6 Comments Appraisal, ASA, Brown University, Collective Teacher Efficacy, Continued Professional Development, Freedom Of Information, Gary Rubinstein, leadership, Michael Gove, Observations, Ofsted, Open Doors, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Becky Allen, Professor John Hattie, Sam Sims, The Teacher Gap, Visible Learning

Reading Time: 5 minutes Is it time to move performance appraisal away from individual teachers, to a collective target across an organisation? 

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Curriculum Leadership Ofsted 

How Should Ofsted Reform Itself?

3rd November 20183rd November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 755 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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Psychology Staff Well Being Workload 

When Good Is Not Good Enough

1st November 201831st October 2018 Ann-Marie 813 Views 0 Comments guilt, Mindset, Ofsted, Parents, Psychology, Relationships, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you good enough to teach?

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CPD Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The New Meaning of Progress

29th October 201825th October 2018 David Lowbridge-Ellis 1234 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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