A focus on improvement: proposals for maintained school inspections from Sept 2009

Consultation published by The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) View original »

In our strategic plan we set out our intentions to ensure that inspection has more impact on outcomes for children and learners of all ages and to make inspection more coherent, rigorous and proportionate.

We have reviewed our arrangements for the inspection of schools to ensure they are coherent and well matched to the needs of the user and the quality of the service, developing our ability to target inspection where it will make the most difference. Our proposals are set out in the consultation document. We have also published a leaflet for parents and carers.

The changes we are proposing should ensure that inspection does more to drive improvement where it is most needed; takes greater account of the needs of those being inspected; targets resources where they will have the greatest impact on outcomes for learners; and uses resources as efficiently as possible.

Timeframe

This consultation started on 19th May 2008 and ended on 11th August 2008.

Consultation Documents

Here are the documents we were able to locate that relate to this consultation:

Consultation Tools

Comments

Post a comment

Post Comment

Hansard Mentions

This tab normally contains any mentions of this consultation that we could find in Hansard, the official record of what's said in Parliament. There are probably some mentions that we couldn't find -- MPs don't always use the full title of the consultation, which makes it hard to tell what they're talking about.

We haven't been able to find anything relevant for this consultation yet. If you're particularly interested in things that have been said in Parliament about this consultation, you might want to try searching TheyWorkForYou.com.

Spread the Word

If you feel strongly about the issues this consultation raises, spread the word! The government is much more likely to respond substantively to your ideas or concerns if they are shared by others.