Best Practice
Ofsted Update
Key Points
• Promoting best practice in evaluation and
self-review
• What are some of the key focuses and
approaches?
• Key approaches - EY and +16
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What are some of the key focuses
and approaches?
Most able, schools need to demonstrate through lessons, books,
student discussions and data that these pupils are making at least
good progress
PP – especially LACs. Focusing on narrowing the gaps rapidly
Culture – safeguarding. That pupils and staff understand and
recognise all the PREVENT dangers for example and know the
channels to follow. Staff should be vigilant, listen, prevent and
follow through any concerns
Culture – leadership. Focus on all levels of leadership, ensuring
middle leaders are taking responsibility for their students and that
leaders do not work in silos
Preparation for next steps
Careers guidance: available for all showing logical pathways
Governance: Being able to demonstrate their effectiveness
particularly in the key focuses
Data dashboard going – replaced by performance tables
Sir Michael Wilshaw: There are four key questions all
secondary heads and academy trust bosses should be
able to answer on demand:
1. What are you doing to strengthen the Key
Stage 3 curriculum?
2. What are you doing to make sure your most
able pupils are being stretched?
3. What steps are you taking to improve
outcomes for your youngsters on free school
meals?
4. How do you ensure that your Year 11
students fully understand the range of career
and study options available to them?
Early Years
• Sampling: Following 2 or 3 children to look at how they are
accessing the provision, the support from adults and any
work and assessment records that is available to see
• Case studies: Follow these through to the actual children
• More than one inspector following up EY to ensure
accuracy of evidence and not just one person’s view
• Progress of different groups
• Teaching and play survey:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-andplay-in-the-early-years-a-balancing-act
• Ofsted’s early years inspections and regulatory work will
be managed directly from April 2017, when the current
contracts end.
• Tribal and Prospects, undertake early years inspections on
Ofsted’s behalf. These contracts run until 31 March 2017
6th Form
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Same across all remits: This means all 6th form provision,
colleges, 6th forms with in schools etc to ensure that there is
consistency in reporting
Focus on value added
Focus on mathematics and English re-takes of GCSEs
IAG: To ensure students are following the right courses for their
needs and aspirations and that work experience, if undertaken,
(and it is not compulsory) is relevant and of high quality, adding
value to their courses and experiences.
Careers: That this is appropriate to aspirations and capabilities
Staying on rates: Linked to IAG
NEETs
High needs pupils: Much greater focus on these students
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-studyprogrammes-advice-on-planning-and-delivery
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-16-to19-education-and-training-the-early-implementation-of-16-to-19study-programmes
SEND
• Local Area SEND inspections
• Joint undertaking by CQC (Clinical Quality
Commission) and Ofsted (all partners to be
involved, such as police, social care and health)
• Schools involved in terms of feeding back on the
quality of support including local offer
• Survey
• Focus group
• Telephone calls
• Framework available online
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local
-area-send-inspection-framework
Ofsted YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/user/Ofstednews
A variety of short videos – some focused on
specific subjects
Well worth looking at these