Ofsted has published its first major subject-focused report on the teaching of science in schools. Here is everything you need to know
emphasizing dialogue over documentation. Reducing the burden on subject leaders allows them to focus on delivering quality education while ensuring school leaders are actively involved in the inspection process.
“Headrest callers working in such settings feel that their school is being penalised because they lack the subject leadership capacity of larger schools,” the report will say. Ofsted’s inspection of small schools under the new framework has previously drawn criticism. Last year, six former HMIs...
During an Ofsted subject deep dive, inspectors will also undertakelesson observations. Before and during the observations, Ofsted will ask the subject leader or (if there isn’t one) the headteacher or senior leaders a series of questions about what you would typically expect to see in a lesso...
The subject was removed from national curriculum tests taken at the end of primary school a decade ago. This move may account for a slight fall in England's science results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) tests, which are taken by 15-year-olds around the world,...
He said: “On the data and guidance for inspectors, that is where we have been slow off the mark here, but we are now seeing - even within the current framework - that reports are coming through where it is clearly identified as one of the issues that has seen the school judged as ...