Ofsted New Inspection Framework

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 →

Ofsted’s New Framework: Angst, Amusement and Apprehension

It is with a certain level of angst, amusement and apprehension that I await Ofsted’s new Inspection Framework. The angst and amusement are combined; our Curriculum Policy, originating in the last decade, initially contained four main sections: the Curriculum Model, the Planned Curriculum, the Delivered Curriculum and the Received Curriculum (read intent, implementation and impact). It was pretty much dismissed by an inspection team at the time but I was delighted to see the terms resurfacing.

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