Ofsted: enabling self-supported school improvement

A comprehensive guide to the September 2015 Ofsted inspection framework, with contributions from outstanding schools.The guide is designed to support your overall school improvement planning – regardless of the last overall effectiveness grade your school achieved – and gives comprehensive guidance on what you can expect from both the new one and two-day inspections. Including:

• Full guidance on the latest inspection criteria and processes in a user-friendly format
• How Ofsted reaches a judgement in each aspect
• Processes – what schools can expect and when, including how to be prepared for meetings and what documentation is needed at each stage
• Top tips from recently-inspected schools
• Exemplar documentation from leading schools
• Additional guidance on SMSC and British values
• What schools might need to have in place for one and two-day inspections
• Details of what stakeholders might be asked.

The headline changes to the Ofsted inspection framework for September 2015 include:

• The introduction of a new Common Inspection Framework with sector-specific handbooks
• Revised judgements:
  – The effectiveness of leadership and management
  – The quality of teaching, learning and assessment
  – Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  – Outcomes for children and learners
• The introduction of short inspections for current ‘good’ schools

I can genuinely say it is one of the most useful resources I have bought in a long time – well worth all of the minimal investment!
Deputy headteacher on the previous edition of the SSAT Ofsted Guide

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