Sentences with phrase «short inspection»

Earlier this month, I announced our intention to introduce frequent but shorter inspections of good schools from the autumn term.

Currently, around one - third of short inspections convert to full inspections.

The new short inspection model will see inspections take place once every three years.

Have short inspection period so trying to get jump on this quickly....

A school judged good at its most recent inspection will receive a one - day short inspection, approximately every 3 years, as long as the quality of education remains good.

Clarification about eligibilty for short inspections.

Pupil referral units, special schools and maintained nursery schools that were judged good or outstanding at their previous section 5 inspection will normally receive short inspections approximately every three years to confirm that the quality of education remains good or outstanding and safeguarding is effective.

From September, Ofsted will inspect good schools and further education and skills providers under a new short inspection model - the biggest change to education inspection for more than two decades.

We're confident they will ensure short inspections are responsible interventions that minimise the burden on schools, while at the same time providing constructive support and more time to improve.»

The consultation is published alongside Ofsted's response to the summer consultation on short inspections, which proposed changes to make the conversion process more manageable.

The response to Ofsted's new short inspection system for schools judged as «good» has been «largely positive», according to Ofsted's chief inspector.

Short inspections began as a proportionate approach to inspecting schools previously judged to be good.

Congratulations to Keelham Primary School in Bradford for retaining their Ofsted «Good» after a recent short inspection.

«Short inspections provide schools with the opportunity to share with the HMI how they are sustaining and continuing to improve the good quality of education for pupils.»

An academy converter whose predecessor school was judge good will normally receive a section 8 short inspection in lune with other good schools.

Between 1 September 2016 and 31 March 2017, 29 per cent of short inspections of schools previously rated «good» converted to full inspections — a decrease from the 35 per cent of inspections that converted in 2015 - 16.

From: Ofsted Part of: Inspections Published: 5 December 2017 Changes will ensure short inspections are responsible interventions that minimise the burden on schools.

Commenting on the Ofsted report into the reliability of its new short inspections, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «Ensuring that inspection is as reliable as possible is essential if parents, teachers, school leaders and the wider public are to be able to have confidence in the effectiveness and fairness of the accountability system.

«Nevertheless, whilst inspection reliability in relation to short inspection is important, Ofsted also needs to demonstrate how it will ensure reliability of longer Section 5 inspections, where the risks to schools are often far higher due to the wider range of factors that are taken into account in forming overall judgements.

Inspectors will continue to convert short inspections, within 48 hours, where there are serious concerns about safeguarding, behaviour or the standard of education.

The new approach aims to give schools that may be at risk of decline more time to improve following a short inspection, while retaining their good rating.

The new guidance includes the introduction of common inspection framework for all early years settings on the Early Years Register, maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools and further education and skills providers, short inspections for maintained schools, academies and further education and skills providers that were judged good at their last full inspection and significant changes to Ofsted's inspection workforce.

But when the lead inspector decides there is insufficient evidence to confirm the school is still good, or thinks it may now be outstanding, they will convert the short inspection into a full inspection

«Short inspections will reduce the burden of inspection without losing the rigour which parents and the public rightly expect of Ofsted.»

When a short inspection converts, its is being proposed that the full inspection will be completed within a maximum of 15 working days, rather than 48 hours.

Describing the nature of the new short inspections, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said: «Make no mistake, this is a very different inspection model to what has gone before.

Ofsted has launched a consultation on proposals to improve the short inspection model which was rolled out in 2015.

Further explaining how the new inspections work, Wilshaw explained that if an inspector feels that they have not seen enough evidence in a day to form a clear view that a school is still «good», the short inspections is then converted into a full «section five», which results in more inspectors called to the school to gather additional evidence.

In his monthly commentary, Sir Michael Wilshaw reflected on what has been learned from the first round of the new short inspections, reiterating that they were designed to be more flexible and «reduce the burden of inspection without losing any of the rigour that parents rightly expect».

Ofsted has launched a consultation seeking views on proposals aimed at bringing greater clarity to the short inspection process.

The majority of short inspections will confirm that the school remains good and, as now, Ofsted will return to carry out another short inspection after approximately 3 years.

A more supportive and collaborative approach to short inspections of good schools was announced by Ofsted.

From January 2018, inspectors will continue to convert short inspections, usually within 48 hours, if they have serious concerns about safeguarding or behaviour, or if they think the quality of education provided by a school has declined to inadequate.

A more supportive and collaborative approach to short inspections of good schools was announced by Ofsted to help «catch schools before they fall».

Frequent but shorter inspections will also mean that parents, who consistently tell us they want more regular updates, can be kept better informed.

These shorter inspections, solidly based on a professional dialogue between school leadership and inspectors, will remove the «cliff - edge» which we know can be a stressful experience for some.

Ofsted have made changes to the inspection time frames with the following effective immediately, they are: extending the usual timeframe within which good schools receive a short inspection from approximately 3 to 4 years.

Ofsted have made changes to the inspection time frames with the following effective immediately, they are: extending the usual timeframe within which good schools receive a short inspection from approximately 3 to 4 -LSB-...]

The new arrangements are set out in Ofsted's response to September's consultation on changes to short inspections.

A more supportive and collaborative approach to short inspections of good schools was announced by Ofsted today.

The National Union of Teachers warned that shorter inspections must not become over-reliant on school data - and said that the inspection system needed «root - and - branch reform».

Schools in England will face more frequent, shorter inspections, but unannounced inspections will not become standard, says Ofsted.

Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Michael Wilshaw said: «This week, we confirmed a number of radical changes to education inspection, which will see frequent but shorter inspections of good schools and further education and skills providers.

He also rejected the suggestion that a shorter inspection, with two inspectors spending a day in the school, would be less thorough.

«That is why, when we launch our consultation tomorrow [Thursday], I will be suggesting frequent but shorter inspections of good schools led by HMI [Her Majesty's Inspectorate], with a much greater emphasis on professional dialogue.»

If the inspectors carrying out a short inspection are concerned that the school is no longer good, this will trigger a full inspection.

While the report concludes that in 22 of the 24 completed inspections, inspectors agreed on their final judgement at the end of the short inspection, the report itself highlights a number of limitations of the study:

«This is a thorough and honest report from Ofsted which seeks to examine the reliability of its short inspections for «good» schools that were introduced in September 2015.

The report aimed to evaluate how frequently two inspectors independently conducting a short inspection of the same school on the same day agreed whether the school remained «good» or whether they needed further evidence via a full section 5 inspection in order to reach a secure judgement.

Commenting on a reliability study of short inspections, published by Ofsted, Kevin Courtney, General Secretary of the NUT, the largest teachers» union, said: