by Frank Norris | Feb 4, 2022 | General
The crack of the willow, the stamp of the boot.The roar of the crowd and that’s a four for Root.He’s captain courageous, having to save us again.He’s in commanding form and so he takes the strain. The Aussies are strident, they’ve four out...
by Frank Norris | Jan 11, 2022 | General
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by Frank Norris | Nov 22, 2021 | Ofsted
I have been commenting quite a lot recently on the decision of Ofsted to continue inspecting while the pandemic is still with us. I have been deeply concerned by recent inspection reports I have read where the evidence doesn’t appear to support the judgement or where...
by Frank Norris | Nov 8, 2021 | Ofsted
There has been much comment in the past few days regarding Ofsted’s expectation that around half of existing Grade 1 schools will be downgraded when they are next inspected. I am unsure how accurate the estimation is because I am hearing that significantly more than...
by Frank Norris | Nov 1, 2021 | Ofsted
I was sitting in the duty room at Ofsted’s HQ in central London in spring 2002. I was a newly appointed HMI and had been allocated a week of managing the national helpdesk, and when not too busy, quality assure a wide range of inspection reports. I was working...
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