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Preparing for inspection. Workers’ Educational Association Richard Moore 17 January 2008 . The Common Inspection Framework. How well do learners achieve? How effective are teaching, training and learning? How well do programmes and activities meet the needs and interests of learners?
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Preparing for inspection Workers’ Educational Association Richard Moore 17 January 2008
The Common Inspection Framework • How well do learners achieve? • How effective are teaching, training and learning? • How well do programmes and activities meet the needs and interests of learners? • How well are learners guided and supported? • How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners? Add presentation title to master slide | 2
Inspection Philosophy • Moves towards greater self-regulation • Greater emphasis on validation of self-assessment judgements • Light touch/right touch approach • Selection of representative curriculum areas to inspect and grade – but judgements from other SSAs can still play a part • Fewer lesson observations • Greater focus on effectiveness of provider’s own quality improvement mechanisms for teaching and learning • Subcontracting Add presentation title to master slide | 3
Main changes • Grading criteria • Lesson observation grade profiles • Achievement and standards • Quality of provision • Leadership and management • Overall effectiveness • Capacity to improve • Key strengths and areas for improvement • First and second tier SSAS • Word limits for reports Add presentation title to master slide | 4
The inspection team • Lead inspector • Assistant lead inspector • Full-time HMI • Additional inspectors • Nominee • Assistant Divisional Manager to quality assure inspection • Administrative support (TBC) Add presentation title to master slide | 5
Between now and March… • Ensure that everyone knows when and how the inspection will take place • Sub-nominees for each region • Introductions to SSAs that are being inspected • Class lists for SSAs by region that we are inspecting • Clusters of centres/classes that inspectors can visit Add presentation title to master slide | 6
Between now and March… • Familiarisation with new inspection report style • Interviews and paperwork to support SAR judgements in SSAs • Evidence location • Directions to centres • Joint observations of teaching and learning • Update to SAR Add presentation title to master slide | 7