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OFSTED School Inspection 2009_KDR

15 June 20141

OFSTED School

Inspection 2009


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OFSTED School Inspection 2009_KDR15 June 20142

Inspection Cycle

Good and outstanding schools mostwithin 5 years, Interim Assessment after 3.

Satisfactory schools most within 3 yearsBUT monitoring visits for some.

Special measures and notice to improve schools monitoring visits as before.

Special schools and PRUs within 3 years.

Annual Assessment for every school.


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Notice of Inspection

1-1 days notice for most schools.

No notice if serious concerns about safetyof pupils, as previously.

No notice monitoring visits for somesatisfactory schools and OFSTED

concern category schools a four weekwindow.


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Before the Inspection Begins

Inspection Service Provider (ISP) informsschool by phone and asks for documents.

Lead inspector phones twice:

- practical arrangements

- issues emerging from the data/SEF

PIB sent to school by 4.00 p.m. on day beforeinspection.


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Before the Inspection Begins

Inspectors should be mindful that the headteacher will need to accommodate theinspection at short notice while still managingthe day-to-day operation of the school . The lead inspector should be mindful of anydifficulties for the school marshalling evidenceat short notice following the extended telephonecall.

(Conducting School Inspections,paragraphs 15 and 16)


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OFSTED Questionnaires

Parental questionnaires distributed the daybefore inspection, even if child not in school.

Pupil questionnaires completed in schoolbefore inspection begins.

Staff questionnaires completed by end offirst day of inspection, voluntary, at discretionof head.


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Inspection Day 108.00 Lead inspector meets the head, confirms

or updates arrangements.08.15 Discussion of PIB with the head and

SMT.08.45 Team meeting: the lead inspector briefs

inspection team; inspectors plan lessonobservations.

09.15-15.30 Inspection activity; lead inspectorupdates head at least once.

16.00 Team meeting; head teacher or anothermember of SMT attends.

18.00 Inspectors have left the school.


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Inspection Day 208.00 Lead inspector meets the head.08.15-14.00 Inspection activity.14.00-14.15 Final lesson feedback to teachers.

14.15-16.15 Team meeting observed by headteacher: final judgements andgrades; discussion aboutrecommendations.

16.30-17.00 Feedback to governors, othersenior staff and local authorityrepresentative if invited.

17.15 Inspectors have left the school.


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School Leadership and the

Inspection Team At inspection team meetings, the head can:

act as an observer;

suggest further sources of evidence;

comment on conflicting evidence.

Voluntary head can accept or not,nominate SMTLead Inspector can deem itinappropriate


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Lesson Observation

Usually at least 2 joint observations: If ateacher does not agree to a joint observation,this should not go ahead .

(Paragraph 37, Conducting School Inspections)

Up to double previous amount of observation.

Feedback offered to any teacher observed for20 minutes+.


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The Evaluation Schedule Full set of descriptors against the OFSTED

four point scale for every judgementinspectors must make.

Judgements on the quality of learning givemore emphasis to attainment .

Four limiting judgements:

- capacity to improve;- achievement;- equality and tackling discrimination;- safeguarding.


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Safeguarding

Very high priority one inspector will focussolely on it during the first half day, includedin number of areas of evaluation schedule, instaff, governor and pupil interviews, limiting judgement .

Single central record scrutinised first day nochance to amend, poor service from LA notan excuse.


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At the End of the Inspection

Formal, final feedback session will usually beshorter, unless head has not attended teammeetings.

Inspection reports will include more specificrecommendations monitored via SEF aspart of Annual Assessment.

Inspection Service Provider should providedetails of how schools can complete anOFSTED post-inspection survey.


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Monitoring Visits for

Satisfactory Schools Progress is judged to be static or in decline. Between one and two years after the school was

last inspected.

School informed at the start of a four week periodand told to send the relevant documents to theISP but will not be told the actual day of the visit.

The inspector will call the school about half an

hour before he/she is due to arrive. Usually lasts one day and involves one inspector. Full inspection likely to be soon if progress

judged to be poor.


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Monitoring Visits for SpecialMeasures and Notice to

Improve Schools Notice to improve schools visit six to eight

months after, the same no notice, arrangements as for satisfactory schools,unless safeguarding reason for category.

Special measures schools first visit four tosix months after, normally one to two days notice, unless safeguarding reasons forcategory. All subsequent visits will be no notice, as for satisfactory schools.


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What Can You Do?School Representatives

Ask your head teacher to organise a full staff meeting to discuss thenew inspection arrangements.

If additional classroom observations are proposed as a means ofpreparing for inspection, remind your head teacher of theobservation protocol which should be in place in the school. If

necessary, contact your NUT division office for advice. If members have concerns about the conduct of the inspection, bring

these to the attention of the head immediately. He or she should beurged to contact the OFSTED Complaints Helpline (08456 404040).In addition, seek advice from your NUT regional office.

If members wish the NUT to advise or act for them in making acomplaint about an OFSTED inspection, without prejudice, youshould contact your NUT regional office at the earliest opportunity, ifpossible, during the inspection or before the report is published.


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What Can You Do?NUT Members

Use the staff questionnaire and any feedback sessions withinspectors as opportunities to give your point of view.Challenge any points with which you disagree in aprofessionally assertive manner.

Exercise your right not to participate in joint lesson observations

if you feel uncomfortable with having both the inspector andhead teacher watch a particular lesson. Speak to your NUTschool representative or contact your NUT division if you feelyou are being pressurised to take part.

If you are being expected to produce special lesson plans orother documentation for inspection which you believe to be

excessive, contact your school NUT representative or seekadvice from your NUT division. Inspectors are required to uphold a professional Code of

Conduct. If you have any concerns about the way inspectorsbehave, you should alert your head teacher, line manager andNUT school representative immediately.

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