Safeguarding remains a specific emphasis during these inspections. Inspectors look closely at the school’s policies and practices to ensure that students are protected and that their welfare is a top priority. This focus on safeguarding is crucial, given the increasing awareness of its importance in...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Ofsted Acronyms Wikipedia (ˈɒfˌstɛd) (in Britain)n acronym for (Education) Office for Standards in Education: a government body set up in 1993 to inspect and assess the educational standards of schools and colleges in England and Wales ...
Thousands of heads must boost safeguarding, warns Ofsted.The article reports that thousands of schools in Great Britain need to make improvements in their child safeguarding procedures, as only 21 percent of schools satisfactory rating for protecting their students....
In updates to its inspector handbook, Ofsted says schools visited by the inspectorate in the interim grading period may no longer use the judgement logos
In the current framework, Ofsted does not give a graded judgement for safeguarding but does say whether or not arrangements are effective. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the policy focus of the government over the past 12 years, mentions of “phonics” are up about fivefold for primary sc...
Ofsted refers to two ‘golden threads’ running through and across inspections – the role and impact of leaders (including governors), and the effectiveness of safeguarding.Ofsted will always report on safeguarding. In a letter, inspectors will report that safeguarding remains effective. In an ...
Some changes had already been announced - such as giving schools more information on when inspections will happen and a consultation on reforms to the complaints system. Schools where safeguarding concerns prompt an overall 'inadequate' rating, but where other measures are rated good o...
“Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings’” ‘Working together to safeguard children’ Overview of the visit In line with the Education Inspection Framework, His Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs) are tasked with making judgements about the following areas of a provision: Ov...
Framework and evaluation schedule for the inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers: reviews of Local Safeguarding Children Boards This document sets out the framework for the inspection of services for children in need of help and pr...
“Instead, preventing knife crime requires all local safeguarding partners to work together to protect children from harm while the relevant agencies tackle criminal activity and bring to justice youths and adults who cause harm to children.” Spielman said theobesity crisiswas also “an issue which...