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The Role And Performance Of Ofsted
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Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215559166 Total Pages :74 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (591 download)
Book Synopsis The role and performance of Ofsted by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee
Download or read book The role and performance of Ofsted written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-04-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The House of Commons Education Committee concludes that splitting Ofsted into two new organisations-the Inspectorate for Education and the Inspectorate for Children's Care-will help to focus and improve inspection in this country. The Committee believes a single children's inspectorate is too big to function effectively, and needs greater elements of specialism to give people increased confidence in inspections. Splitting Ofsted would raise confidence that the inspection of all settings is being carried out by inspectors with relevant training and experience. Different approaches to inspection would flourish, and the profile of Ofsted's non-education remit, which the Committee says Ofsted has not adequately communicated and of which many people are unaware, would be given a welcome boost. It is essential that the new Education Inspectorate prioritises reporting on progress made per pupil across the full range of ability groups and the Department for Education should seek to give these progress measures prominence comparable to other key measures, such as 'five good GCSEs' and the new English Baccalaureate. Too few inspectors have recent and relevant experience of the types of settings they inspect. Urgent reform of the Voluntary Childcare Register is needed, says the Committee. It heard evidence that the current operation of the register is seriously flawed and, far from providing a reliable system of registration and safeguarding, might mislead parents by suggesting a level of quality assurance that has not been undertaken.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education and Skills Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215019585 Total Pages :164 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (195 download)
Book Synopsis The Work of Ofsted by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education and Skills Committee
Download or read book The Work of Ofsted written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education and Skills Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial government department with responsibility for regular inspection of schools, further education, and the regulation of childminding and day care. As part of its ongoing scrutiny of the work of Ofsted, the Committee's report considers Ofsted's work in 2003-04, including its annual report, structure and strategy; the growth of its remit, including its new responsibilities under the Children Bill relating to the inspection of children's services; value for money aspects of its inspection activities; the process and conduct of school inspections and reporting. The Committee's findings include support for the Ofsted's proposed new streamlined inspection regime to be established under the banner of 'a new relationship with schools'; and some concern that Ofsted's strategic expansion into new areas of responsibility needs to be carefully managed to ensure effective integration of new staff and efficient use of its increased resources. The Committee also welcomes Ofsted's proposal to publish a self-assessment review of its inspection activities, and urges the inspectorate to pursue the development of rigorous benchmarking measures.
Author :Great Britain: Department for Education Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780101798020 Total Pages :98 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (98 download)
Book Synopsis The importance of teaching by : Great Britain: Department for Education
Download or read book The importance of teaching written by Great Britain: Department for Education and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England's school system performs below its potential and can improve significantly. This white paper outlines action designed to: tackle the weaknesses in the system; strengthen the status of teachers and teaching; reinforce the standards set by the curriculum and qualifications; give schools back the freedom to determine their own development; make schools more accountable to parents, and help them to learn more quickly and systematically from good practice elsewhere; narrow the gap in attainment between rich and poor. The quality of teachers and teaching is the most important factor in determining how well children do. The Government will continue to raise the quality of new entrants to the profession, reform initial teacher training, develop a network of "teaching schools" to lead training and development, and reduce the bureaucratic burden on schools. Teachers will be given more powers to control bad behaviour. The National Curriculum will be reviewed, specifying a tighter model of knowledge of core subjects so that the Curriculum becomes a benchmark against which school can be judged. Schools will be given more freedom and autonomy, the Academies programme extended and parents will be able to set up "Free Schools" to meet parent demand. Accountability for pupil performance is critical, and much more information will be available to aid understanding of a school's performance. School improvement will be the responsibility of schools, not central government. Funding of schools needs to be fairer and more transparent, and there will be a Pupil Premium to target resources on the most deprived pupils.
Book Synopsis Rethinking school inspection: Is there a better way? by : Tracey O'Brien
Download or read book Rethinking school inspection: Is there a better way? written by Tracey O'Brien and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book examines what a meaningful school accountability system could look like in England. The book starts with a deep dive into our current inspection model, discussing some of the current pressures within the system, and comparing our inspection approach to that of other countries and sectors. It moves on to show how Ofsted and school inspections are perceived and portrayed - using first-hand accounts, academic papers, government publications, and media reports - and pulls together some of the current thinking on how the model could be improved. The author ends with her own proposals for a more meaningful and humane school accountability system. She suggests we rethink what we do, and how we do it, with a call for wide-ranging consultation leading to evidence-informed reform of the school inspection process.
Book Synopsis Responsive Teaching by : Harry Fletcher-Wood
Download or read book Responsive Teaching written by Harry Fletcher-Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential guide helps teachers refine their approach to fundamental challenges in the classroom. Based on research from cognitive science and formative assessment, it ensures teachers can offer all students the support and challenge they need – and can do so sustainably. Written by an experienced teacher and teacher educator, the book balances evidence-informed principles and practical suggestions. It contains: A detailed exploration of six core problems that all teachers face in planning lessons, assessing learning and responding to students Effective practical strategies to address each of these problems across a range of subjects Useful examples of each strategy in practice and accounts from teachers already using these approaches Checklists to apply each principle successfully and advice tailored to teachers with specific responsibilities. This innovative book is a valuable resource for new and experienced teachers alike who wish to become more responsive teachers. It offers the evidence, practical strategies and supportive advice needed to make sustainable, worthwhile changes.
Book Synopsis School Inspectors by : Jacqueline Baxter
Download or read book School Inspectors written by Jacqueline Baxter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of the inspector within the context of a number of OECD member states and explores the ways in which the inspectors themselves interpret, implement and influence inspection practices and policy. Inspection policy can have various unintended consequences, some of which produce radical discrepancies between the policy intent and its implementation. A number of these discrepancies derive from the way in which the policy is articulated while others derive from the ways in which inspectors interpret and operationalise this policy. This implementation is coloured and conditioned by several factors, including the evidence on which inspectors base their judgements; what counts as evidence in different policy contexts; what counts as valid knowledge in inspection processes; the qualities needed by inspectors working in differing policy contexts and the identities that they adopt in order to successfully carry out their work. The book provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of the politics and practices which colour and shape the legitimacy and operational execution of inspection policy. The work is unique in its focus on the inspectors’ role within the implementation of the inspection process— an element often overlooked in the literature. It also includes two chapters co-written by inspectors, offering unique insights into their life worlds and identities.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215560964 Total Pages :108 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (69 download)
Book Synopsis The English Baccalaureate by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee
Download or read book The English Baccalaureate written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report suggests that any new performance or curriculum measures affecting schools should only be implemented after proper consultation with key stakeholders and the wider public - something which didn't happen with the English Baccalaureate (EBac). The Committee says that the Government should also have waited until after the conclusion of the National Curriculum Review before introducing the EBac. They want the Government to deliver on its promise in the White Paper - The Importance of Teaching - to use performance tables to put greater emphasis on the progress of every child. The report notes that "certain academic subjects studied at A-level are more valued by Russell Group universities than others", but argues that a "focus on a fairly narrow range of subjects, demanding considerable curriculum time, is likely to have negative consequences on the uptake of other subjects." The Committee does not make recommendations on which subjects should or should not be included but rather encourages the Government to reconsider the EBac's composition when the National Curriculum Review is concluded. The Government should confirm how it will monitor the attainment of children on free school meals in the EBac. The report also calls for further international evidence to inform debate on the merits of the EBac: evidence the inquiry received did not suggest a link, in other countries, between the prescribed study of certain academic subjects and improved attainment and prospects for poorer students. Elsewhere, the report argues that the current arrangements for certification of the EBac should be shelved, as should calls for a Technical Baccalaureate to sit alongside the existing award.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :0215084195 Total Pages :21 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis HC 1120 - Closing the gap: The Work of the Education Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education Committee
Download or read book HC 1120 - Closing the gap: The Work of the Education Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Education Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee has summarised and evaluated it's work during the current Parliament in a short film entitled 'Closing the gap', available on the Committee's website. This report is intended to supplement the film and provide an overview of their work in different policy areas during the Parliament. Earlier summaries of their work in individual sessions of this Parliament are available on the website of the Liaison Committee. Based on discussions with key players in the fields of education and children's services the Committee decided that their future focus would be on the long tail of underachievement in education. This theme informed their work for the remainder of the Parliament as they sought to recommend changes to close the gap between disadvantaged children and young people, and their peers
Book Synopsis Law and Administration by : Carol Harlow
Download or read book Law and Administration written by Carol Harlow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 957 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a full account of administrative law in the context of social, political and economic forces shaping the law.
Book Synopsis Improving Poorly Performing Schools in England by : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Download or read book Improving Poorly Performing Schools in England written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-01-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004-05, approximately £837 million was spent in England on a range of national programmes to help address problems in schools that were failing or at risk of failing to provide an acceptable standard of education for their pupils, and five new academies were opened with an estimated total development cost of around £160 million. This NAO report focuses on two key issues: whether enough is being done to identify and support schools that show signs of deteriorating performance; and whether the measures being taken to address poor performance are effective to ensure continued improvement in 'recovered' schools. The effectiveness of national initiatives and local actions are assessed and examples of good practice from schools that have been successfully turned around are highlighted. Recommendations made include the need for: the DfES and local authorities to combine efforts to identify schools at risk and intervene before schools fail; schools to prioritise school leadership and to establish a positive culture centred on teaching and learning; and Ofsted to carry out more frequent inspections of vulnerable or poorly performing schools.
Book Synopsis Educational Research and Policy-Making by : Lesley Saunders
Download or read book Educational Research and Policy-Making written by Lesley Saunders and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a fascinating insight into the sometimes troubled relationship between ‘research’ and ‘policy-making’ in education. It shows how each of these areas of social and intellectual endeavour is in a state of dynamic change and how, as a result, they are becoming more mutually inter-permeable and posing increasingly challenging problems for each other. It suggests a number of scenarios for the future development of the relationship and throws down some challenges for both communities. Drawing together contributions from the premier league of UK educationalists the book is both thought-provoking and anxiously awaited by other academics wanting to learn from the experience of senior researchers.
Book Synopsis Classroom Observation by : Matt O'Leary
Download or read book Classroom Observation written by Matt O'Leary and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classroom Observation explores the pivotal role of lesson observation in the training, assessment and development of new and experienced teachers. Offering practical guidance and detailed insight on an aspect of training that is a source of anxiety for many teachers, this thought-provoking book offers a critical analysis of the place, role and nature of lesson observation in the lives of education professionals. Illustrated throughout with practical examples from a range of education settings, it considers observation as a means of assessing teaching and learning and also as a way of developing teachers’ skills and knowledge. Key topics include: The purposes and uses of lesson observation The socio-political and historical context in which lesson observation has developed Practical guidance on a range of observation models and methods Teacher autonomy and professional identity Performance management, professional standards and accountability Peer observation, self-observation and critical reflection Using video in lesson observation. Written for all student and practising teachers as well teacher educators and those engaged in educational research, Classroom Observation is an essential introduction to how we observe, why we observe and how it can be best used to improve teaching and learning.
Book Synopsis International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement by : Tony Townsend
Download or read book International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement written by Tony Townsend and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews of the development, implementation and practice of the disciplines of school effectiveness and school improvement. Seven main topics are addressed: History of the school effectiveness movement over the last 25 years; Changes in accountability and standards; Leadership in school effectiveness; Changes in teacher education; Impact of Diverse Populations; Education Funding and its Impact; and Best Practice Case Studies. The contributors are active in school effectiveness research worldwide.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215553706 Total Pages :74 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (537 download)
Book Synopsis From Baker to Balls by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee
Download or read book From Baker to Balls written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Baker to Balls : The foundations of the education system, ninth report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and oral Evidence
Book Synopsis Reflecting On School Management by : Jennifer Evans
Download or read book Reflecting On School Management written by Jennifer Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reorganisation of the education system within Britain has vastly increased the managerial responsibilities of those working in schools, although the staff generally have received little management training. In this book, the various issues related to management are teased out and a selection of ideas and pragmatic solutions informing good practice are examined.
Book Synopsis Quality Assurance and Evaluation in the Lifelong Learning Sector by : John Dickinson
Download or read book Quality Assurance and Evaluation in the Lifelong Learning Sector written by John Dickinson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All trainee teachers working towards ATLS or QTLS are accountable for the quality of their work, the delivery of their lessons and the success of their students. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the sector′s challenging quality agenda and focuses on the reality of teaching and managing under pressure. It begins by asking what is meant by ′quality′, and goes on to give guidance on delivering quality lessons and coping with inspections. Professional issues such as accountability and team working are covered in a practical, accessible way. Throughout, case studies provide insights into everyday challenges faced by trainee teachers.
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Children, Schools and Families Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215543073 Total Pages :224 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (43 download)
Book Synopsis School Accountability by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Children, Schools and Families Committee
Download or read book School Accountability written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Children, Schools and Families Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating HC 353-i to -vi, session 2008-09
