Inspection 2 014/5 Briefing for schools

1. Inspection 2014/5Briefing for schools

2. HEADLINES • Teaching not graded in lessons • New grade for EYFS/VI Form but not a limiting judgement • Curriculum inspected • Governance strengthened • British values • Continued focus on disadvantaged pupils and more able • Leadership section – now 9 pages long (was 3)

3. Recent changes - Handbook PART 1 • Inspectors to conduct internet search about the school – para 5 • Have you read safeguarding information – Para 10 • Religious Education and Collective worship – para 14-18 (nb – para 17, 3rd bullet) • Support given or received from other schools – 2nd bullet top of P13

4. Recent Changes • Lesson observations – Paras 38, 39 & 41. • Feedback – Paras 45 & 46 • Use of data & small cohorts – Para 60 • Governance – Para 72 • Performance management – Para 80/81 • Confidentiality – Para 92 • Achievement – P5 para 5 – re’ 3 years worth of data.

5. Recent Changes – Part 2 • Judging OE – Para 124 • Definitions of SMSC – Para 131-134 – note notion of British values • Leadership – Para 142 (heads contribution), 146 – social behaviour of staff: 147 – use of sports premium: 148/149 – assessment & inspectors will need to see school reports to parents

6. Recent Changes – Part 2 • Para 152 – Curriculum – British values, Curriculum information on website, RE, & a “rounded programme of assemblies” • Para 153 – pupil groupings within lessons and year groups • Para 154 – working with families • Para 156 – quality of middle leadership • Para 157 – including radicalisation and extremism

7. Recent Changes • Para 158 – Pupil premium • Para 160 – Performance of teachers that are less than good • Para 165 – governance – further bullets relating to “boundaries”, tolerance and respect, assessment, etc. Governors need to be clear on this!! • Criteria – many reasons for being inadequate!!

8. Recent Changes - Behaviour • Para 169 – separate judgements about behaviour and safety • Para 171 – inspectors must look at case studies • Para 174 – note the need not just to record and act on incidents but also to analyse • A number of new bullets in Para 174

9. Recent changes - Teaching • No teaching grade for lessons and Para 178 – teaching styles • Note focus on most able and disadvantaged • Para 183 – further focus on teaching over time

10. Recent Changes - Achievement • Para 186/187 – focus on the more able • Para 191 – guidance re’ assessment • Para 195 – detailed guidance on what inspectors must take account of. • Focus on closing gaps • Pupils exceeding expected progress • SEN – Para 200- 203 • Evaluation criteria – footnotes 54 & 55

11. SAFEGUARDING • “Inspecting safeguarding in maintained schools and academies” • Statutory guidance – “Keeping children safe in education” in force since April 2014 • Information Commissioners Office – have you registered? • CCTV – do you have a policy in place? • Do governors have a good oversight of risk assessments?

12. PHSE – new post • F/T PHSE post from January (funding from Health) • New Education and Health Ctte in place chaired by Director of Education – has headteacher representation • The aim of the group is to ‘anchor’, co-ordinate and enhance work to support PSHE and the well being of young people in Southwark Schools.

13. PHSE • Twice termly network for PHSE Coords • Information gathering to support strategy • Support 37 schools that have registered for healthy schools London to achieve bronze • Curriculum courses to support PHSE curriculum • Much more!!!