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Developing school inspection in England

Developing school inspection in England. Richard Brooks Director, Strategy. 7 June 2012. End of primary school (age 11) English results: broadly flat over the last five years (with a similar picture in maths). Source: DfE statistical first releases

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Developing school inspection in England

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  1. Developing school inspection in England Richard Brooks Director, Strategy 7 June 2012

  2. End of primary school (age 11) English results: broadly flat over the last five years (with a similar picture in maths) Source: DfE statistical first releases Note: 2010 figures exclude boycott schools; all figures include those independent schools which take the tests PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 2

  3. End of secondary school (age 16) GCSE 5A*-C including English & maths: big gains but inequalities are persistent Source: DfE statistical first releases Note: figures are for maintained schools only PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 3

  4. Inspection results: latest overall judge-ment for all schools at 30 September 2011 Source: Ofsted data Note: Data includes the most recent judgements for predecessor schools of academy converters

  5. International comparisons: England has lost ground in the PISA rankings and our raw scores have fallen slightly Sci Rdg Maths With only 32 countries, England started in the top 10….. It has since fallen, but there are many more ‘countries’

  6. TIMSS 2007 – maths good in Englandbut well shy of the Eastern leaders Grade 8 Maths (Y9) 50 Countries • 6

  7. Science was a success for England,Eastern countries again strong Grade 8 Science (Y9) 50 Countries • 7

  8. Conclusions about English educational system performance: could do better, must do better Fairly placed in international comparisons, but well behind the leaders Good progress over 10 years on key measures of school performance, but improvement slowing Many pupils not achieving well, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds – who get the worst quality provision Vocational track is still a major weakness New challenges, stronger competition PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 8

  9. Our approach to school inspection has some key characteristics Published inspection frameworks Graded judgements: outstanding/good/ satisfactory/inadequate Published inspection reports Extensive use of data on pupil achievement Observation of teaching central to inspection Strong consequences of failure PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 9

  10. Does inspection drive improvement?New inspection frameworks raise the bar, and schools appear to respond Source: Ofsted data Note: Data includes the most recent judgements for predecessor schools of academy converters Add presentation title to master slide | 10

  11. We introduced a new inspection framework in January 2012 in order to: • Raise expectations especially for teaching and pupil achievement • Give greater priority to early reading and literacy • Focus in more depth on the quality of teaching and pupils’ behaviour and safety • Give greater priority to the impact of school leadership on improving teaching and achievement • Focus inspection more proportionately on schools that need to improve most

  12. It focuses more sharply on the issues we think matter most • In judging the quality of the school, inspectors will make just four key judgements: • achievement • the quality of teaching • behaviour and safety • leadership and management • We have reduced the number of judgements from around 18

  13. The new framework builds on what we think are strengths of our approach • Fostering the engagement of headteachers, school staff and governors in the process of inspection • joint observation of teaching with the head, head present at judgement decision meetings • Focusing on pupils’ outcomes, including outcomes for different groups of pupils and especially pupil progress • Inspection time is focused on observing teaching and learning, with feedback to teachers

  14. The new framework builds on what we think are strengths of our approach • Risk assessment and a proportionate selection of schools for inspection • Gathering, analysing and taking into account the views of parents, pupils and staff – Parent View website • Providing specific recommendations based on our diagnosis of the school’s strengths and weaknesses

  15. Early results from the new framework • It is more challenging, especially at the outstanding / good grade boundary, and also the satisfactory / inadequate boundary • Teaching and achievement align strongly with overall effectiveness • There is a stronger focus in primary schools on literacy and early reading • First 3 months data released on 12 June 2012

  16. Key change from September: more focus on schools which are not yet good • ‘Satisfactory’ grade replaced by ‘requires improvement’ • Re-inspection within two years for schools which require improvement, but also more support • Strong expectation that the school will be good by the second re-inspection (so within four years), or be judged inadequate Controversial with schools, but strongly supported by parents and learners

  17. Other changes from September • Sharper focus within leadership judgement on performance management of teachers • Outstanding teaching required for outstanding overall effectiveness • Shorter notice of inspection: schools will normally be contacted on the afternoon of the previous working day

  18. Questions and discussion

  19. The transparency agenda Richard Brooks Director, Strategy 7 June 2012

  20. Public sector transparency is a major UK government agenda Accountability Spending control Public sector quality improvement Private sector use of data: innovation and economic growth PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 20

  21. Some ‘basic’ mechanisms of transparency for Ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-schools/inspecting-schools/inspecting-maintained-schools/main-inspection-documents-for-inspectors • Annual operating and financial report • Chief Inspector’s Annual Report on the outcomes of inspection • Surveys on subjects and aspects of education • Good practice case studies • E.g. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/music-schools-wider-still-and-wider-good-practice-case-study-whitefield-schools-and-centre PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 21

  22. We publish all our inspection documentation and guidance http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-schools/inspecting-schools/inspecting-maintained-schools/main-inspection-documents-for-inspectors • So that everyone knows the rules and criteria: what they have to do to be judged good & outstanding • All the documents, guidance, forms and templates for inspectors • E.g. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-schools/inspecting-schools/inspecting-maintained-schools/main-inspection-documents-for-inspectors PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 22

  23. School inspections are informed by external data http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-schools/inspecting-schools/inspecting-maintained-schools/main-inspection-documents-for-inspectors • RAISE online is a resource for schools, governing and supervisory bodies, government, and inspectors • Fine-grained evidence on pupil achievement • However: complex and can be hard to interpret • Not fully public due to individual data PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 23

  24. We publish all our inspection reports Parents access school inspection reports in large numbers: approx 1 million unique website users per month We receive more than 100,000 website referrals each month from one property website How can we make the reports more accessible, and give them more impact? http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 24

  25. We have greatly increased the range and frequency of data we publish Quarterly publication of inspection results for all our remits, with key findings, charts and tables Includes the data on each provider In some cases includes latest inspection results for all providers in a sector E.g. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/official-statistics-learning-and-skills-inspections-and-outcomes We are starting to work with external organisations using this new resource PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 25

  26. ‘Parent View’ will be our new way of accessing parental views about their children’s schools Launched in October 2011, Parent View gives parents and carers the opportunity to register and rate individual schools Twelve simple questions about important aspects of performance, including behaviour, homework and school leadership Results are freely accessible to view and the site is linked to the inspection reports for that school http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ PROTECT - DEPARTMENTAL | 26

  27. Questions and discussion

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