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What have inspectors said about governance in secondary schools recently?
These are Ofsted comments on Governance taken from Section 5 inspections in secondary schools and academies, carried out in May 2013 and published in June 2013. Continue reading
Guidance to Ofsted inspectors on Governance (new)
This is an extract from the updated ”Subsidiary Guidance for Inspecting Maintained Schools and Academies, from September 2012” republished on 8th April 2013. It concerns what inspectors will look for regarding governance. You may also be interested in the revised School Inspection … Continue reading
External reviews of governance by NCSL
April 2013: Read a later version of this post here. March 2013: The National College conducted a pilot of external reviews of governance where these were recommended following HMI-led inspections. These pilot reviews were undertaken free of charge. The pilot … Continue reading
Revised guidance to inspectors on Governance
This is an extract from the updated ”Subsidiary Guidance for Inspecting Maintained Schools and Academies, from September 2012” republished on 8th April 2013. It concerns what inspectors will look for regarding governance and performance management. You may also be interested … Continue reading
Ofsted judge my school to “require improvement” – what happens now?
This guidance to inspectors was published by Ofsted on 22nd October 2012, and comes into effect from 1st November 2012. It can be accessed here. (I have marked up the references to governors or the governing body.) See also the … Continue reading
What does the Guide to the Law say about Staff Governors?
Guidelines on the election of staff governors, including template letters and suggested timings, are available from Hampshire CC. See also this guidance from Essex (pdf) The election process in most schools is a matter for the LA, invariably delegated to the headteacher, … Continue reading
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Getting to Good – Ofsted report
‘Unless we have headteachers who take on the difficult challenges of schools performance and adopt a no excuses culture, we are never going to make the improvements we need.’ Sir Michael Wilshaw, HMCI, February 2012. The extract below from an … Continue reading
Guidance to Ofsted inspectors on inspecting Governance
Subsidiary Guidance for inspectors – published September 2012. this extract flags up what inspectors will look for when judging governance and performance management. There are links to other Ofsted documents. Continue reading
What Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw says about governance
In a speech to the NCSL on 15th June 2012, Sir Michael Wilshaw, HMCI, made these comments about governance, and how Ofsted will view the role of governors in supporting schools: (see page 5 of his speech) “Ofsted will support … Continue reading
Evaluating your School Website
Before embarking on an audit of the style and contents of your website, one discussion that might usefully take place is why the school needs a website at all – what is its purpose? A marketing tool, a portal for … Continue reading
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Tagged governance, information, key information, marketing, parental engagement, school, school profile, school website, website
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