The ‘New New’ Ofsted Framework

Aims

• Outline the framework• Look at the information inspectors use• Consider the implications of judgements

September 2012 Schedule

Inspection 2012

Inspections report on the ‘quality of education provided by the school’ and must give priority to:• The achievement of pupils at the school• The quality of teaching in the school• The behaviour and safety of pupils at the school• The quality of leadership and management in the school

• Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

• A judgement of overall effectiveness

Important changes from previous schedule

• One day notice• No ‘satisfactory’ grade – replaced with ‘requires

improvement’• Grade 3 is ‘not good’• Only 5 key judgements• New self evaluation• Focus on literacy• Much more demanding grades for teaching• Use of anonymised PM records

Summary

Overall Effectiveness

AchievementPupils

ProgressLearningLiteracy

NumeracyAttainment

Closing Gaps

LeadershipImpact on outcomesImpact on teaching

CurriculumSelf-evaluation

Expectation/ambitionEngagement with parents

safeguarding

TeachingPupils progress/learning

Pupils attitudesTeachers expectations

Intervention and supportTeaching of literacy and numeracy

AssessmentMarking/feedback

BehaviourPupils behaviourPupils attitudes

Safety and mutual supportSchool systems

BullyingattendancePunctuality

Pupils/parents/staff views

SMSC

What will they know about you?

• Previous Inspection Report• Parent View• The school website• Raise Online• Any ‘qualifying’ complaint

Hearing a pupil read

• HMI asked a group of Year 9 pupils to choose and read their best piece of work from their books. He then asked them to find a marking comment on their work which had been helpful, and they had to explain to the HMI, how it had helped them to improve.

• What evidence can this supply?

Hearing a pupil read

• Evidence about:• Achievement• Fluency in reading• Competence in writing• Oracy• Pupils understanding of pride in work (SMSC)• Level of challenge in the work• Quality of marking• Helpfulness of marking• Pupils’ understanding of their own progress and achievement• Curriculum (breadth, balance, pupils’ interests)

Outcomes

Requires improvement• Support from HMI visit within 4-6 weeks• School has to produce an adequate plan to

address the issues• Up to 4 HMI days• Re-inspection within two years

Outcomes

Serious Weakness• School and LA produce an appropriate action plan within 10

days of receiving the report• School supported by linked HMI• First visit in 4-6 weeks• Up to 4 HMI days• Two further monitoring visits over 18 months then re-inspection

• Likely to be under pressure to make structural changes• If there is no improvement the school will be placed into special

measures

Outcomes

Special Measures• LA to submit a statement and a plan of action to HMCI within 10

days of report• School may not be allowed NQTs• Up to 5 monitoring visits over 18 months• If the HMI considers the school has made sufficient progress the

school can be moved out of SM• Full re-inspection after 18 months

• If there is insufficient progress the Secretary of State may ask the LA to consider the options open to it – sponsored academy, or new sponsor.