Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Section 8 Briefing
Tuesday 15th November 2016
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
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The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint
Cecilia’s
Church
England
School
 ‘Good’
schools
are inspected
for 1of
day.
The assumption
Ofsted make at the beginning of the day is that the school
is still a ‘Good’ school.
 There will probably be 1 inspector (primary) 2 inspectors
(secondary/large primary).
 The lead inspector will prepare for the inspection using the
following:
o Previous Inspection Report (PIR)
o Data Dashboard
o School Website (compliance and policies)
o Qualifying complaints
o Recent LA safeguarding inspection outcome
o Provider Information Portal (PIP)
o Published attendance and exclusion data
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Saint Cecilia’s
Is the school still good and is safeguarding effective?
Yes
Possibly not
Safeguarding is
effective and the
school could be
better than good
Ofsted ‘outcome’ letter
produced
(no judgements made)
Safeguarding is no
longer effective and/or
the school may no
longer be good
Conversion to s5 inspection
(all judgements in the CIF now open)
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
 Following
pre-inspection
work,
decide
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Church
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Englandwill
School
on approximately 5 areas to explore further - Key Lines of
Enquiry (KLE) (Safeguarding will always be one of them)
 All ‘Inspection activities’ on Day 1 will focus on the KLE’s:
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Interviews
Lesson visits
Pupil discussion
Work scrutiny
Policy review
Social time observations
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Information
requested
prior
to a s8 Inspection
Saint
Cecilia’s
Church
of England School
 A summary of any school self-evaluation or equivalent
 The current school improvement plan or equivalent,
including any strategic planning that sets out the longerterm vision for the school
 School timetable, current staff list and times for the school
day
 Any information about pre-planned interruptions to normal
school routines during the inspection
 The single central record of the checks and vetting of all
staff working with pupils
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Information
requested
prior
to a s8 Inspection
Saint
Cecilia’s
Church
of England School
 Records and analysis of exclusions, pupils taken off roll and
incidents of poor behaviour; any use of internal isolation
 Records and analysis of bullying, discriminatory and
prejudicial behaviour, either directly or indirectly, including
racist, disability and homophobic bullying, use of derogatory
language and racist incidents
 A list of referrals made to the designated person for
safeguarding in the school and those that were
subsequently referred to the local authority, along with brief
details of the resolution
 A list of all pupils who are open cases to children’s
services/social care and for whom there is a multi-agency
plan
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Information
requested
prior
to a s8 Inspection
Saint
Cecilia’s
Church
of England School
 Up-to-date attendance analysis for all groups of pupils
 Records of the evaluation of the quality of teaching,
learning and assessment
 Information about the school’s performance management
arrangements, including the most recent performance
management outcomes and their relationship to salary
progression, in an anonymised format
 Documented evidence of the work of governors and their
priorities, including any written scheme of delegation for an
academy in a multi-academy trust
 Any reports of external evaluation of the school, including
any review of governance or use of the pupil premium
funding
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Example KLE’s
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Key line of enquiry
1 How effective were the strategies used to improve rates of progress and levels of attainment of
FSM and SEN(D) pupils in 2015-16?
2 What has been the impact of the strategies to improve outcomes for middle attaining
disadvantaged pupils, particularly in English?
3 Are strategies used to support SEN(D) pupils without a statement/EHCP improving outcomes?
4 What has been done to improve pupils’ performance in English?
5 Safeguarding – is there a culture of safeguarding in the school and are the processes robust?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
A Typical s8 Day
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
8.00
Arrival
9.00
Self-evaluation
Meeting
8.30
Meet Staff
12.00
KIT Meeting
10.00 - 12.00
Inspection Activities
15.00
Decision on
conversion
12.30-15.00
Inspection Activities
17.00
Feedback
Meeting
17.30
15.00 -16.30
Departure
Conclusion of
S8 or s5 activities
No two s8 inspections will be the same…
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
1.
2.
3.
4.
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection
converts?
5. What happens after a s8 inspection?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
Section 5: All judgements declared ‘open’
o Overall Effectiveness: The quality and standards of
education
o The effectiveness of leadership and management
o The quality of teaching, learning and assessment
o Personal development, behaviour and welfare
o Outcomes for pupils
…a larger team
…no stone left unturned
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint
Cecilia’s
Church(1)
of England School
Exemplar
questions
for governors
 How do you ensure yourselves that the school’s safeguarding procedures
are safeguarding the pupils in the school?
 Have Governors had KCSIE 16 training?
 How have outcomes changed in light of the work of the new X strategy?
 How do you challenge the LT to drive improvements? What questions do
you ask and what answers do you receive?
 How do you quality assure the work of school leaders?
 How do governors feed into the change management process?
 How do you ensure the operational is secure whilst remaining strategic?
 How does the School Development Plan link to the HT appraisal process?
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Exemplar questions for governors (2)
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
 X is particularly weak in this school how does it impact on the HT
appraisal process?
 How do you hold the LT to account for the fact that the X isn’t improving
rapidly enough?
 For what kind of reason would a member of staff not make pay
progression?
 Have there been any permanent exclusions in the last two years? What
about managed moves?
 How do you support the LT in achieving sustained progress of
disadvantaged pupils? How do you measure the impact of the money
spent?
 Could you quantify the improvement/impact of the PP strategy?
 Have you noticed any trends in exclusions and attendance of vulnerable
groups?
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Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
How do you known that? Can you back that up?
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Areas Saint
of particular
interest
Cecilia’s
Church of England School
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Safeguarding (KCSIE 2016: FGM, CME, CSE & local context)
Whole school priorities
Outcomes (Key accountability measures)
Effectiveness (in all areas)
Accountability and quality assurance
Pupil Premium (particularly most-able disadvantaged)
Year 7 Catch-up Funding (Low prior-attainers in En and Ma)
Destinations and CIAG
Staff development
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Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Questions
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education