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Future of inspection revealed
Released 19/12/2011
Three new documents highlighting the future of Ofsted’s inspection policy, set to start in January 2012, are published on their website
The inspections are to concentrate on four key areas including the achievement of pupils, the quality of teaching, the effectiveness of leadership and management and standards of behaviour and safety in schools
Government education watchdog, Ofsted, has outlined the future of its school inspection with the announcement that three new documents containing their inspection framework have been published.
The documents, available on Ofsted’s website, include an inspection framework, the evaluation schedule and guidance concerning how school inspections should be conducted.
The inspections are to concentrate on four key areas including the achievement of pupils, the quality of teaching, the effectiveness of leadership and management and standards of behaviour and safety in schools.
Ofsted stated within the announcement that they “will be adopting an increasingly proportionate approach to inspection, targeting those schools that most need to improve”.
The watchdog also stated that it shall continue to inspect good and outstanding schools on a five year cycle with satisfactory schools being inspected every three years as standard “unless particular concerns emerge”.
A “risk assessment” of good and outstanding schools will also take place to determine whether or not schools have slipped in performance and a full inspection is needed.
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Miriam Rosen, commented on the publication of the documents: “The full set of documents now available, explain how the new arrangements will operate,” she said.
“The inspection process has been streamlined to focus on what matters most to pupils, parents and schools. Inspectors will be able to spend even more time in the classroom observing teaching and learning, with a particular focus on reading and behaviour.”
Rosen added that the new guidelines “will continue to help drive up standards in schools by identifying strengths and weaknesses, and focusing on those areas that will improve standards more quickly”.
As part of its risk assessment of schools, Ofsted shall look at a range of performance information including test and examination results and shall also be considering the views of parents and carers through its Parentview website launched in October.