Preparing for Ofsted

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Preparing for Ofsted

• A deputys perspective.
• Terry Jones and Pat Finegan.

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4 Main Issues

• 1. Leadership/Partnership
• 2. Overview of school.
• 3. Monitoring.
• 4. Ofsteds Issues
• a) National
• b) Local
• C) School.

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Leadership/Partnership

• Relationship with Headteacher. (team)
• Your specific role (subject/aspect etc)
• Are you still an expert teacher. (Ask to be
  observed teaching to improve the teaching
  grades???)
• Building capacity in other senior or middle
  managers.

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Overview

• The Deputy Head should have access to exactly the
  same information as the HT?? (discuss)
• What happens if the Head is run over by a bus? (
  I only do KS1!!)
• SEF do you know it not have you read it!
  What are the judgements in it?

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SEF (Ofsted)

• A summary of the findings of self-evaluation
  undertaken by the school is recorded in the
  self-evaluation form (SEF) which is used by the
  lead inspector to focus inspection effort where
  it matters most. The schools summary of its
  self-evaluation is used as the basis for
  discussion between the lead inspector and the
  senior team and, where possible, governors of the
  school.
• The quality and use made of school
  self-evaluation are a good indication of the
  calibre of management. Evidence of how
  effectively schools undertake self-evaluation and
  the use they make of it helps inspectors to
  evaluate the quality of management in the school
  and the capacity of the school to improve.

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Monitoring

• Lesson observations
• Book Trawl marking and presentation pupil and
  peer assessment is it consistent?
• Pupil Voice (school council what have they
  changed in school?) Ofsted are currently
  concentrating on this.
• Data analysis who is the expert in school?
  Should you be an expert?
• Planning differentiated, annotated and
  consistent

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Ofsteds Issues

• National Issues
• A) Tracking progress.
• B) Vulnerable Pupils (LAC)
• C) Closing the gap (SEN)
• D) Boys
• E) Community Cohesion.
• Are any of these your issues? And you are doing
  what?

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Ofsteds Issues

• Local Issues
• In Dudley it is mathematics and KS1. Is it
  yours? And you are doing what? Any impact so far?
• 1) Cooperation with outside agencies and other
  local schools?
• 2) Parental voice.
• Ofsted will be focussing on these 2 in greater
  detail next year.

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School Issues.

• SEF as previously discussed.
• Why are these your issues? (data) What have you
  done about them? Impact so far? (milestones).
• Pre Inspection Briefing. This is what Ofsted
  think your issues are. Have a response ready when
  they arrive.
• Do not forget issues from last inspection.

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Finally

• Wet nurse to staff and Head. (Morale and
  chocolate biscuits)
• Room to work in with power points for their lap
  tops. (probably your office!!!)
• Day to day management of the process for
  inspectors (tea, coffee, water, chocolate
  biscuits, fruit and lunch)
• Plan the celebration?