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Are Ofsted punishing disadvantaged children by penalising three-year GCSE courses?
Jan 14, 2020 |
Category: curriculum
Is a broad and balanced curriculum "middle class"?According to an article published in The Times, Sir Daniel Moynihan, CEO of the Harris Federation, has described Ofsted's new inspection framework as...
Ofsted inspections to be higher stakes: for inspectors!
May 28, 2015 |
Category: Featured
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Mathew 7:7
Sometimes life takes a surreal twist. In January 2014 I predicted Ofsted would stop grading...
Ofsted's new Inspection Handbook - a cause for celebration
Jul 30, 2014 |
Category: Featured
As detailed by Old Andrew here, I attended a meeting with the new National Director for Schools Policy, Sean Harford in Birmingham on Friday 25th July. This had followed a series of telephone calls an...
My impatience with some Ofsted inspectors
Jul 24, 2014 |
Category: Featured
We hope we are transparent and honest. I am very keen that the people we inspect have confidence in the quality of our inspections and the quality of our inspectors. I believe the quality of inspecti...
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