Special Schools dedicate so much time and resource to ensuring their provision truly meets the needs of their pupils and that concept of a tailored educational programme that addresses need is a key concept we believe should also apply to…
Coaching for staff development has become a key concept in many schools. When managed correctly coaching can be a powerful tool to improve teaching and learning as well as leadership practices. Staff develop confidence in the things they do well…
In our self-improving school system, most schools are committed to continually reviewing and evaluating their provision to ensure they provide the highest Quality of Education for each and all of their learners. A well thought through Quality Assurance (QA) policy…
Ofsted reminded us of the key role that a subject leader plays by focusing their inspections on the “quality of education” and in particular on the Intent, Implementation and Impact of the curriculum. A student’s education relies on the connectedness,…
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have brought about many challenges for schools, which have been forced to dramatically alter their provision with very little time to prepare. The most recent lockdown has again required schools to switch to remote learning…
“School Improvement with a Curriculum focus for the 2020s” A Subject Development review is essentially an in-depth curriculum review, which triangulates evidence from a variety of sources and is thus broad based, valid and reliable. It is not based on…
Here at For Schools Education Services we've spent the first two months of 2020 looking at how quality assurance activities are adjusting towards the greater focus on curriculum and a more developmental approach to school improvement. We have looked at…
Although the long-term impact on pupils’ development and their examination successes will not be visible for a few years, the refocusing on the curriculum and its delivery is causing all schools to take stock. Many remain skeptical about the benefits…
Our guest post today comes from @dht_101, who recently shared his school's recent Ofsted experience on Twitter. With the release of the new Education Inspection Framework and a shift of focus for inspectors, evidence is now beginning to arise as…
1. Plan the observation together In order to be truly developmental, observations should be 'done with', not 'done to'. Select a pre-determined area of focus based on prior knowledge of an individual's practice and/or the school's focus for that term.…
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