The critical question is whether
inspectors visiting the school are able to gather and summarize information about school quality that is not already publicly available.
Inspectors visited both schools in November last year under instruction from Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to find out if they were correctly promoting British values.
Head teachers have attacked the idea of Ofsted
inspectors visiting schools in England without any warning.
Not exact matches
«Since January 2016 my
inspectors have
visited numerous establishments that they believe should be registered as
schools.
I was too grateful for the traffic lights the «system» had installed on the corners of the busy streets my son had to navigate on his way to
school, and for the
school crossing guards the city government had hired to make his daily journey less dangerous, and for the fire
inspectors who regularly
visited his
school to check for hazards, and so on.
The EFA report into Oldknow
school will say that staff informed
inspectors that they had been instructed to add Christianity to the learning schedule because of the
visit.
Ofsted's report was informed by
inspectors»
visits to 228 nurseries,
schools and colleges where they carried out 345 detailed case studies.
Teams of health and building
inspectors are
visiting every pre-K C.B.O. in the next week before
school starts, the official said.
In one
visit to Franklin D. Roosevelt High
School in Brooklyn
inspectors found 130 flies present.
This may involve scripted teaching materials, monitoring of the time teachers devote to each task, and regular
visits by master teachers or
school inspectors.
Inspectors arrive at the
school on very short notice (maximum of two to three days), which should limit
schools» ability to make last - minute preparations for the
visit.
During the onsite
visit,
inspectors collect qualitative evidence on performance and practices at the
school.
In a report, the union called for Ofsted
inspectors to report on the state of the library in each
school they
visit.
We are sympathetic to the procedure once prevalent in England:
schools were assessed by individuals or groups — dubbed «
inspectors» — that came to
visit the campus for a few days, looked widely and listened carefully, and wrote up their impressions and recommendations.
In an initial review of how the department administered funds under the emergency federal aid approved by Congress, the
inspectors found that department officials
visited affected areas and reviewed all available data to verify whether a particular
school district was entitled to the federal money, the report says.
Finally — and many would say most importantly — Her Majesty's
inspectors (based in a free - standing agency) constantly
visit schools, appraising their performance on multiple indicators (not just test scores), giving them detailed feedback on what they need to do differently, and making all of that public.
The
inspectors are gathering evidence on their
visits that could be used for the first prosecution of an illegal
school.
Ofsted says it is now working with regional
schools commissioners to «understand when» the
schools are likely to become academies and consider whether its
inspectors ought to «carry out monitoring
visits in the meantime».
The
school, whose inspection report was published at the same time as the now - closed Durham Free School, has since complained about the inspectors»
school, whose inspection report was published at the same time as the now - closed Durham Free
School, has since complained about the inspectors»
School, has since complained about the
inspectors»
visit.
Inspectors carried out monitoring
visits at 16
schools, and full inspections at the five
schools branded inadequate.
An Ofsted spokesperson said: «We can confirm that Ofsted HM
Inspectors have begun an inspection
visit to St Stephen's Primary
School today.
In one «deeply troubling case», Ofsted says
inspectors had to return for a fifth
visit to Bordesley independent
school in Birmingham, which
inspectors now believe has closed.
After
visiting the
schools,
inspectors decided to fully re-inspect five and review their Ofsted ratings.
Governors at Durham Free
School have claimed Ofsted inspectors were «prejudiced» when they visited the school, in a damning statement issued this afte
School have claimed Ofsted
inspectors were «prejudiced» when they
visited the
school, in a damning statement issued this afte
school, in a damning statement issued this afternoon.
Russell Hobby, general secretary of
school leaders» union the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: «Parents usually know more about how good their
school is than an
inspector does after a day's
visit.
The results of these tests will really matter to
schools because they will be scrutinised by Ofsted when
inspectors visit.
It follows a report warning that Welsh pupils» number abilities are «at best average» at over half the
schools inspectors visited last year.
Education watchdog Ofsted said it was concerned about 17 of 28
schools in the county
visited by
inspectors during snap
visits in March.
Inspectors visited Plymouth Studio
School in March and found students regularly missing lessons, poor leadership and poor exam results.
It will mean good
schools will be inspected more often, but there will be shorter
visits from
inspectors.
Inspectors began their
visit on May 12, just three days after Perry Beeches executive principal Liam Nolan told the Birmingham Mail that he could «really see a difference that free
schools are making» to an «otherwise disastrous picture of education» in Birmingham.
Inspectors visit all free
schools once every three years, whether flagged for violations or not.
The
inspectors said achievement in science was either good or outstanding in just over two thirds of the
schools visited.
In a speech last month, Sir Michael Wilshaw said routine inspections of the majority of England's
schools - those rated as «good» - would be ditched in favour of short
visits from one
inspector every two to three years.
After a two - day
visit in November, Ofsted
inspectors rated the
school, which is currently advertising for a new head teacher, inadequate in all areas.
After the so - called Trojan Horse allegations in Birmingham, there were proposals for
inspectors to
visit schools without warning.
Far from it, we took
inspectors to
visit our hair and beauty and motor mechanics provision, as well as our link alternative provision and learning support area, because we are deeply proud of all these aspects of our
school.
Pupils in the
schools visited «studied a considerable amount of British history» - although this was often English rather than wider British history,
inspectors noted.
The Estyn report - Literacy in key stage 3 - is based on
inspectors»
visits to a sample of 21 secondary
schools and completed questionnaires from more than 50 secondary
schools.
At the seminar, Hall said the notice period allowed
inspectors to «canvass for as many parents and carers as possible in your local area, not to be hand - picked, to have a real representation at face - to - face meetings and
school visits».
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson John Pugh will propose new rules for inspections requiring
inspectors to agree both the outcome and recommendations from their
visits with
schools or offer them a right to respond in the text of the reports themselves.
Inspectors will look at a wide range of evidence to reach a judgement on the standards of behaviour in the
school during the
visit.
Christine Quinn, the executive principal of Ninestiles academy, in Acocks Green, confirmed that Ofsted
inspectors commissioned by the education secretary, Michael Gove, had
visited the
school before the Easter break.
This could be accomplished through the use of teams of independent, professional
inspectors to
visit schools and report on
school performance using a wide range of indicators of
school performance.12 Ladd, H. F., & Fiske, E. B. (2016).
Last term 35 % of special
schools visited by Ofsted
inspectors received an «outstanding» grade.
In this «focused inspection»,
inspectors visited seven academies and there were discussions by telephone with a further 18
schools.
Inspectors will
visit early years settings,
schools and further education colleges to see how they are helping to meet the local area's responsibilities.
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