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Blog posts by Colin Logan

One of SSAT's senior education leads, Colin has in-school experience as a deputy headteacher and headteacher.

Colin Logan
15 May 2019 By Colin Logan

New Ofsted framework: what will the inspectors be up to?

Colin Logan, senior education lead at SSAT, examines the new Ofsted framework and determines its impacts on various aspects of the education system.

Colin Logan
10 May 2019 By Colin Logan

1979: no Ofsted, performance tables or heavy demands on school leaders – yet today’s education scene is better overall

With over 40 years’ experience in education, Colin Logan, senior education lead at SSAT, reflects on the ever-changing landscape, and the peaks and pitfalls that the profession has experienced over the course of his career.

25 January 2019 By Colin Logan

Ofsted’s draft new framework – what to look out for

SSAT’s most popular blogger, senior education lead Colin Logan, highlights the key points, including some that are not specifically mentioned, in the new framework. Warning: this is a long blog – but worth it.

10 January 2019 By Colin Logan

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

9 November 2018 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.

21 September 2018 By Colin Logan

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.

31 May 2018 By Colin Logan

Lesson observation: Ofsted looks at international evidence

Senior education lead Colin Logan highlights the key points that are emerging.

24 April 2018 By Colin Logan

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.

26 January 2018 By Colin Logan

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.

12 January 2018 By Colin Logan

Revised IDSR merits further examination

SSAT senior education lead Colin Logan updates on Ofsted’s new approach to data.

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