by Frank Norris | Sep 16, 2022 | Ofsted
Originally posted on Schools Week. When I started inspecting for Ofsted in 1995 as a seconded headteacher, I recall significant discussions about adequacy and sufficiency of resources. A quick search of inspection reports around that time highlights how direct...
by Frank Norris | Apr 27, 2022 | Ofsted
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...
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...
by Frank Norris | Dec 2, 2020 | Co-op, Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Ofsted
A personal reflection on Ofsted’s 2020 annual report Background In a previous life I was responsible for writing important elements of the annual report relating to schools, initial teacher education and local authority inspections. This year’s report is a strange...
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