Leadership

The Recruitment and Retention Jewel in the Crown

The Department for Education’s Recruitment and Retention Strategy marks a fork in the road; we may look back and see its development, more specifically the Early Career Framework, as one of the most significant turning points of the decade. Continue reading →

Ofsted’s New Framework; It’s All a Bit of a Brexit

Waiting for the 10:30 am launch of Ofsted’s New Inspection Framework; I’ve got to be honest I was pumped up and ready to go.  A couple of hours of reading later, I’m rather underwhelmed and “so what” about the whole thing.  It’s all a bit Brexit; major issues with the current framework have not been addressed. Continue reading →

The Potential Conflict at the Heart of Ofsted’s New Framework

There is likely to be a fundamental conflict at the heart of Ofsted’s proposed framework. What does an outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate curriculum looks like? Well, it varies from subject to subject and often within subjects there are different views; therein lays the crux of the matter.

Continue reading →