OFSTED

Ofsted aren’t Interested in Careers Guidance by @CareersDefender

This will be the first ever guest post on my blog and to be honest I rather set myself up for it.  Janet Colledge (@CareersDefender) politely enquired why the various Ofsted Resources I had produced, to help schools and school leaders, didn’t have more of a focus on Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance (CEIAG) given the latest pronouncements from Ofsted.  This was my reply … Continue reading →

Ofsted – Shorter, More Frequent

I’m not totally sure how I feel about the latest announcements from Sir Michael Wilshaw about the future direction of Ofsted. I resisted the urge to blog about it at the weekend as I’m all Ofsteded out and I think many other people are to. However, the Ofsted theme and flavour of the month (though it might only be a week or a day before another change) is less but more frequent so here’s a little bloglet.

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@HeadsRoundtable – Revise, Revise, Demise for Ofsted

I was really pleased when Ros McMullen asked whether I could attend a @HeadsRoundtable Meeting following a New Year blog post “Ofsted Get it Right for Once … Oh No They Didn’t”.  This is a summary of a short presentation prepared for the meeting at Huntington School in York, hosted by John Tomsett. Continue reading →