Inspection
Inspection of attendance – a case study
0On 19 and 20 October 2021 Coppice Valley Primary School was visited by inspectors to carry out their inspection as a good school. Emma Meadus, headteacher, outlines the questions she was asked and the lines of enquiry the inspectors followed. Summary Safeguarding, behaviour and attendance were discussed together on day one.Evidence of impact can be presented in case-study form.Inspectors remain concerned about the possibility of off-rolling in schools. My school got ‘the call’ in mid-October 2021. I don’t think any headteacher is ever exactly thrilled when the Ofsted call comes, even though I had been expecting it. After the initial…
Ofsted inspections: What to expect
0Ofsted is back, and those in the inspection cycle will need to be prepared for their next visit. Here, Matt Bromley reminds us what the key features of attendance inspection are and identifies the main changes in light of Covid-19. Summary The new EIF was published in September 2019 with a very different frame of reference for schools.Attendance and punctuality are covered within the ‘behaviour and attitudes’ judgement.Ofsted inspectors now have additional considerations post Covid-19. On 28 June 2021 Ofsted published changes to the School inspection handbook. The revisions: take into account the impact of the Covid-19 pandemicreflect updates to…
Where we are and where we might be with Ofsted and attendance
0Ofsted was due to resume a full programme of inspections from September.Anthony Powell gives his views on what schools should be aware of when it comes to inspection in 2021/22. Summary Inspectors will be wary of using attendance data to make any judgements.Previously exempt schools will now be visited in the new round of inspections.The curriculum continues to receive high priority. ‘Central to raising standards in education and ensuring all pupils can fulfil their potential is an assumption so widely understood that it is insufficiently stated – pupils need to attend school regularly to benefit from their education.’ DfE, August…