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Personal reflection on the most recent Blackpool Education Improvement Board (BEIB) Meeting on 27 April 2022
As the independent chair of the BEIB I committed to sharing more widely its work and keeping those in the town’s schools up to date with its actions and decisions. I hope you find this short personal report helpful in understanding how the town’s priorities are being supported by the work of early year settings, schools and colleges.
Future guests on Frank and Stan’s chat
13 May: Russell Harvey - view Russell's previous appearance 20 May: Raksha Pattni - view Raksha's previous appearance 27 May: Prof Colin Diamond 3 June: Neil Jurd 10 June: Sam Strickland 17 June: Catherine McLeod 26 June: Sameena Choudry ...
Does a disappointing Ofsted lose its impact over time? I don’t think so.
A couple of months ago, I reviewed most Ofsted Primary phase reports published from late October 2021 through to early December 2021. I chose to ignore the Overall Effectiveness grade and read the other parts of the report before trying to ascertain what the OE grade would be. In most cases, I was wrong.