Surviving Ofsted in 2012!
Very useful post from the Assistant headteacher of the recently inspected (Outstanding) Park View Business and Enterprise School.
View Article“Ofsted: Moving English Forward –“Yeah, we know that…”
I haven’t yet read the whole of the the Ofsted report “Moving English forward” released today, but I did get as far as a very interesting section commenting on the “Common myths” about good teaching....
View ArticleOfsted 2012: How do pupils understand how to improve their learning?
This post has taken a long time to think about. So much for rashly saying that I’d be posting two a week. It’s been a difficult one to write without sounding patronising, and that’s certainly not my...
View ArticleOfsted 2012: Questioning to promote learning
Have you ever noticed that often, when someone is being interviewed, they say “That’s a good question.”? It’s usually when it’s a question they can’t answer quickly and easily. Indeed, “good” questions...
View ArticleOfsted 2012: Discussion to promote learning
Discussion, good or bad for learning? – Discuss. When evaluating the quality of teaching in the school, inspectors are directed to consider (how well): “teachers use questioning and discussion to...
View ArticleOfsted 2012: Pace and depth of learning
When evaluating the quality of teaching in the school, inspectors must consider: “the extent to which the pace and depth of learning are maximised as a result of teachers’ monitoring of learning during...
View ArticleDon’t play it safe to be outstanding!
Ofsted arrive! Just wanted to share with you a great personal account of how a teacher recently achieved an Outstanding judgement on his lesson. No formulas, no rigid lesson plans, no nonsense….just...
View ArticleOfsted 2012: Developing curiosity
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein In the Ofsted school inspection handbook, September 2012, as part of their evidence-gathering around how schools promote...
View ArticleOfsted 2012: Independent learning
“A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.” Banksy “Not all aspects of learning, for example pupils’ engagement, interest, concentration, determination, resilience and...
View ArticleOfsted 2013: Appropriate homework
“Teachers use well-judged and often imaginative teaching strategies, including setting appropriate homework that, together with clearly directed and timely support and intervention, match individual...
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