In this webinar, we go through the practicalities of school inspection from the initial notification of inspection right through to the publication of the final report.
Our panel:
Christopher Russell HMI, National Director Education
Lee Owston HMI, Deputy Director, Schools and Early Education
Sandy Hayes Senior HMI, Schools and Early Education
Ian Hardman, Senior HMI, West Midlands
Catherine Crooks HMI, Specialist Adviser, Policy, Quality and Training.
Content:
0:00 Introduction
5:22 Before the inspection
17:43 During the inspection
24:51 Quality of education
35:20 Leadership and management
42:15 Concluding the inspection
48:10 Questions
49:22 Q1: Exempt schools and graded or ungraded inspections
50:26 Q2: IDSR
53:30 Q3: If a headteacher is not present at the notification stage
54:30 Q4: Vexations comments on Parent View
56:43 Q5: Inspecting safeguarding
1:00:19 Q6: How inspectors put pupils at ease
Questions in full:
Q1: If a school hasn't been inspected for a while because they were exempt, how will it know if its next inspection will be a graded or ungraded inspection?
Q2: What is the IDSR?
Q3: If the headteacher is not present when the school is notified of an inspection, what happens?
Q4: To what extent can inspectors identify vexatious or unreasonable comments or complaints?
Q5: How do inspectors get under the surface of safeguarding?
Q6: What do inspectors do to put pupils at their ease when speaking to them?
