Ofsted

CPD Curriculum Ofsted 

#1MinCPD: New Education Inspection Framework!

22nd May 201922nd May 2019 Hanna Beech 384 Views 0 Comments #EIF2019, Curriculum, Deep Dive, Education Inspection Framework, Grading Schools, Impact, Implementation, Intent, Ofsted, Quality of Education, School Inspections, Short Inspections

Reading Time: 1 minute Do you need a brief overview of some of the key points from the Education Inspection Framework (2019)?

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Ofsted Policies Research 

The Evidence Against Ofsted Is Overwhelming!

20th May 201925th May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 340 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 827 Views 2 Comments 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 632 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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Parenting Policies Students 

Teaching ‘Gay Stuff’ – Let’s Get This Straight

24th April 201924th April 2019 David Lowbridge-Ellis 683 Views 0 Comments Amanda Spielman, babysitting, Bible, bigoted, bigotry, Christianity, Curriculum, discrimination, Disney, Equality Act, Gay, heteronormativity, homophobia, inclusive, Islam, LGBT, LGBTed, Margaret Thatcher, Ofsted, prejudice, Quran, Sean Harford, Section 28, SRE

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can teachers challenge bigoted world views?

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Ofsted Teaching and Learning Workload 

7 Ofsted Inspection Myths for Teachers

15th April 201914th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 947 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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Exams Students Teaching and Learning 

The 6 Most Effective Study Habits

11th April 20199th April 2019 Helen Sharpe 1447 Views 2 Comments ability, Chris Curtis, Concrete Examples, Dr. Robert Bjork, Dual Coding, elaboration, English, Exams, GCSE English Literature, interleaving, Modelling, Ofsted, retrieval practice, Revision, spacing, study habits, The Learning Scientists

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are the best ways to study?

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Ofsted Publication Research 

The Future of Ofsted Inspections

7th April 20197th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1150 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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Interview Job Hunting Teaching and Learning 

10 Tips For ‘Teaching’ Job Interviews

4th April 20192nd April 2019 Malcolm Drakes 1210 Views 0 Comments application, body language, CPD, curriculum vitae, CV, Dress Code, Handshake, Interview, Interview Questions, job, Job interview, Job Interviews, Ofsted, performance table, Questions, Recruitment, references, STAR, supporting statement, The 5 Minute Interview Plan, vision and values

Reading Time: 5 minutes What can you do to secure your dream job?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Workload 

Toxic Schools: 16 Things Teachers Have Said

19th March 201920th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 2469 Views 0 Comments Anonymous, attendance, Childcare, Data, Directed Time, Early Careers Framework, Education Support Partnership, interviews, leadership, learning walk, Meetings, Mental Health, MockSTED, observation, Ofsted, Pupil Premium, Shaved Hair, Special Measures, Staff Well Being, toxic schools, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do colleagues say about decisions made from above, that impact on their day-to-day work?

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Ofsted Parenting Teaching and Learning 

Are Parent View Questions Dangerous?

10th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1412 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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Leadership Policies Teacher Training 

Risk-Averse Schools Drive Me “Potty”

4th March 20193rd March 2019 John Dabell 2438 Views 2 Comments Art, bacteria, CLEAPPS, craft, danger, Design and Technology, germs, handwashing, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Mike Fairclough, Myth Busting, Ofsted, paranoia, Risk, risk assessment, toilet rolls, urban myth

Reading Time: 4 minutes Has your school banned toilet rolls?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Your School Is Stuck!

3rd March 201926th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1024 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 1455 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 780 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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Leadership Policies Teaching and Learning 

Probably The Best Teaching and Learning In The World

24th February 201924th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1775 Views 1 Comment accountability, autonomy, common vernacular, Compliance, consistency, Feedback, Great Kingshill Combined School, High Wycombe, Mark-Plan-Teach, Marking, Mental Health, Ofsted, Policy, School Inspection, school policies, Statutory, Suzanne Best, Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can schools secure the balance between autonomy and accountability in the classroom?

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Curriculum Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The Curriculum Locomotion

24th February 201924th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1181 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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