Sean Harford, Director, Education, gave this presentation at the conference in Ilminster, Somerset on Wednesday 18 January 2017. It covers headline messages about Ofsted inspection and debunks Ofsted myths.

1. Ofsted inspection
Sean Harford HMI
National Director, Education
@HarfordSean
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2. Ofsted inspection
 The common inspection framework
 Background
 Outcomes so far
 Questions/discussion
 Myths and school workload
 Questions/discussion
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3. The common
inspection
framework
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4. Ofsted - our legal responsibilities
Raising standards, improving lives
 Encouraging the services we inspect and regulate:
 to improve
 to be user-focused
 to be efficient and effective.
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5. Principles of inspection reform
 Inspect the right things in the right way through a standardised
inspection framework
 Provide comparable and accurate information for parents,
carers, learners and employers to inform their choices
 Deliver timely inspections where there are signs of decline or
improvement
 Have a proportionate approach to inspections
 Ensure rigorous quality of all inspections
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6. Understanding the changes
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7. The common inspection framework
Inspectors make four key judgements for all the education remits:
 Effectiveness of leadership and management
 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
 Personal development, behaviour and welfare
 Outcomes for children and learners
And will state clearly whether safeguarding is effective.
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8. The common inspection framework
The common inspection framework (CIF) provides greater clarity,
coherence and comparability for learners, parents and employers.
Judgements are comparable across all Ofsted reports for:
 early years provision
 16 to 19 study programmes
In FE and skills inspections, inspectors report on types of provision –
including apprenticeships, adult learning and learners with high
needs
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9. Full inspection judgements – schools
(section 5)
Inspectors make four key judgements:
 Effectiveness of leadership and management
 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
 Personal development, behaviour and welfare
 Outcomes for children and learners.
Where relevant, inspectors also make judgements about:
 the effectiveness of the early years provision
 the effectiveness of 16 to 19 study programmes
And state clearly whether safeguarding is effective.
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10. Short inspection judgements (section 8)
Short inspections for good school and academies – approximately
every three years, for one day.
Two judgements only:
 Is the school still good?
 Is safeguarding effective?
Greater professional dialogue during the inspection and regular
reporting to parents and pupils.
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11. Short inspections
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The school/provider’s performance is
being sustained.
It continues to provide a good quality of
education for pupils/learners.
Any weaknesses are known by leaders
and governors, and are being tackled –
proven capacity.
The school/provider’s performance is
being sustained.
It continues to provide a good quality of
education for pupils/learners.
Any weaknesses are known by leaders
and governors, and are being tackled –
proven capacity.
Is the school/provider continuing to be good?
Is safeguarding effective?
Is the school/provider continuing to be good?
Is safeguarding effective?
Is it likely that the
school/provider might be
judged outstanding in a full
inspection?
Is it likely that the
school/provider might be
judged outstanding in a full
inspection?
Returns to cycle of inspectionReturns to cycle of inspection
YesYes
HMI informs school/provider that
insufficient evidence has been
gathered or concerns exist.
Explains that a full inspection will
follow shortly.
HMI informs school/provider that
insufficient evidence has been
gathered or concerns exist.
Explains that a full inspection will
follow shortly.
YesYes
School/provider may be
outstanding
School/provider may be
outstanding
School/provider remains
good
School/provider remains
good
Lead stays on; Ofsted region
quickly deploys further
inspectors
Lead stays on; Ofsted region
quickly deploys further
inspectors
Lead stays on; Ofsted region
quickly deploys further
inspectors
Lead stays on; Ofsted region
quickly deploys further
inspectors
Insufficient evidence or
concerns about
effectiveness/ safeguarding
Insufficient evidence or
concerns about
effectiveness/ safeguarding

12. Changing the inspection workforce
Since September 2015, Ofsted has contracted directly with new Ofsted
Inspectors.
 Seven in ten Ofsted Inspectors are current practitioners
 Improved quality and consistency of inspection
Ofsted Inspectors and Her Majesty’s Inspectors are working together in
Ofsted’s regions, training together and inspecting together.
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13. Outcomes so far
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14. School improvement
 Improvement in the percentage of schools that are good or better
 2015/16: 73% of schools judged good or better in their inspections
 State of the nation at end of August: 89% primary schools and 78% of
secondary are good or better
 Many more children educated in schools that are good or better since
2010
 Characterised by strong, authoritative leadership – securing and sustaining
improvement in a culture of high expectations
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Improvement in primary schools

16. Improvement in secondary schools
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17. Improvement of ‘satisfactory’ schools
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The journey of secondary schools judged satisfactory as at 31 August 2012

18. Questions?
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19. #OfstedMyths… and workload…#HelpSean
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20. Key themes in our inspections
 Emphasis on impact across all key judgements
 Impact of the culture of the school
 Importance of safeguarding as a golden thread throughout all
judgements
 The vital importance of a broad and balanced curriculum
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21. Inspection – what types of evidence do we
use?
Evidence for an inspection is drawn from:
 discussion with school leaders, staff, pupils and parents
 the school’s own self-evaluation, NOT SEF!
 national test, exam and attendance data
 the school’s own assessment information…current progress
 direct observation of practice during inspection
 surveys of parents, staff and pupils
 other documentary material, e.g. on website
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22. DfE Workload Review Groups
 Marking, Data management and Planning/teacher resources
groups:
 Marking
 Data management
 Planning/teaching resources
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23. Workload Review Groups’ recommendations for
Ofsted
 Marking, data management and planning/teacher resources
groups
 Continue to communicate clarifications
 Continue to monitor reports re preferences
 Monitor impact of revised framework – no change for two years
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24. Questions?
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25. Thank you!
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26. Ofsted on the web and on social media
www.gov.uk/ofsted
http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk
www.linkedin.com/company/ofsted
www.youtube.com/ofstednews
www.slideshare.net/ofstednews
www.twitter.com/ofstednews
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