Ofsted and the curriculum: more good news?
SSAT senior education lead Colin Logan reveals findings from phase 3 of Ofsted’s review and the implications for school leaders
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Blog posts by Colin Logan
The September 2019 Ofsted framework: what do we know so far?
Colin Logan, SSAT senior education lead, updates us on how Ofsted’s new approach is being translated into practice.
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Accountability, Ofsted and all that
Colin Logan, SSAT senior education lead, explores the implications of the NAHT commission report on how the school accountability framework can be strengthened and improved.
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Lesson observation: Ofsted looks at international evidence
Senior education lead Colin Logan highlights the key points that are emerging.
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A glimpse into Ofsted’s thinking on the curriculum and its implications for schools in 2019
Matthew Purves, Ofsted’s deputy director for education inspection policy, led a session at SSAT’s recent curriculum conference in London. Colin Logan reports on what he had to say.
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Changes to Ofsted’s short inspections
– what are the implications for schools? Some of them might surprise you SSAT senior education lead Colin Logan explains.
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Revised IDSR merits further examination
SSAT senior education lead Colin Logan updates on Ofsted’s new approach to data.
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A major facelift for the inspection dashboard
SSAT senior education lead Colin Logan explains how Ofsted’s new approach to data focuses more on data reliability and trends over time.
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No more knee-jerk reactions on safeguarding – what Ofsted are looking for now
Ofsted’s safeguarding focus is shifting from policy and process to practice and its impact, writes SSAT senior education lead Colin Logan.
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Ofsted’s response to consultation on short inspections
Ofsted has today published its response to the consultation on changes to the way in which section 8 “short” inspections for good schools are carried out.
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