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Inspection 2Inspection 2014/5014/5Briefing for schoolsBriefing for schools

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HEADLINES

• Teaching not graded in lessons• New grade for EYFS/VI Form but not a limiting

judgement• Curriculum inspected• Governance strengthened• British values• Continued focus on disadvantaged pupils and

more able• Leadership section – now 9 pages long (was 3)

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Recent changes - Handbook

PART 1•Inspectors to conduct internet search about the school – para 5•Have you read safeguarding information – Para 10•Religious Education and Collective worship – para 14-18 (nb – para 17, 3rd bullet)•Support given or received from other schools – 2nd bullet top of P13

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Recent Changes

• Lesson observations – Paras 38, 39 & 41.• Feedback – Paras 45 & 46• Use of data & small cohorts – Para 60• Governance – Para 72• Performance management – Para 80/81• Confidentiality – Para 92• Achievement – P5 para 5 – re’ 3 years worth

of data.

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Recent Changes – Part 2

• Judging OE – Para 124• Definitions of SMSC – Para 131-134 – note

notion of British values• Leadership – Para 142 (heads contribution),

146 – social behaviour of staff: 147 – use of sports premium: 148/149 – assessment & inspectors will need to see school reports to parents

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Recent Changes – Part 2

• Para 152 – Curriculum – British values, Curriculum information on website, RE, & a “rounded programme of assemblies”

• Para 153 – pupil groupings within lessons and year groups

• Para 154 – working with families• Para 156 – quality of middle leadership• Para 157 – including radicalisation and

extremism

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Recent Changes

• Para 158 – Pupil premium• Para 160 – Performance of teachers that are

less than good• Para 165 – governance – further bullets

relating to “boundaries”, tolerance and respect, assessment, etc. Governors need to be clear on this!!

• Criteria – many reasons for being inadequate!!

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Recent Changes - Behaviour

• Para 169 – separate judgements about behaviour and safety

• Para 171 – inspectors must look at case studies

• Para 174 – note the need not just to record and act on incidents but also to analyse

• A number of new bullets in Para 174

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Recent changes - Teaching

• No teaching grade for lessons and Para 178 – teaching styles

• Note focus on most able and disadvantaged• Para 183 – further focus on teaching over

time

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Recent Changes - Achievement

• Para 186/187 – focus on the more able• Para 191 – guidance re’ assessment• Para 195 – detailed guidance on what

inspectors must take account of.• Focus on closing gaps• Pupils exceeding expected progress• SEN – Para 200- 203• Evaluation criteria – footnotes 54 & 55

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SAFEGUARDING

• “Inspecting safeguarding in maintained schools and academies”

• Statutory guidance – “Keeping children safe in education” in force since April 2014

• Information Commissioners Office – have you registered?

• CCTV – do you have a policy in place?• Do governors have a good oversight of risk

assessments?

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PHSE – new post

• F/T PHSE post from January (funding from Health)

• New Education and Health Ctte in place chaired by Director of Education – has headteacher representation

• The aim of the group is to ‘anchor’, co-ordinate and enhance work to support PSHE and the well being of young people in Southwark Schools.

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PHSE

• Twice termly network for PHSE Coords• Information gathering to support strategy• Support 37 schools that have registered for

healthy schools London to achieve bronze• Curriculum courses to support PHSE

curriculum• Much more!!!