School Improvement Community

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• Updated school inspection handbook

• A summary of the changes to handbook (2023)

• The Early Years inspection handbook and a summary of changes

• An updated Ofsted Code of Conduct

• A new policy on pausing school inspections 

• The CQC report on workplace cultures (not specifically for education)

• Ofsted - Careers review

• The National Curriculum (DfE, 2013)

• An investigation into how to assess the quality of education through curriculum intent, implementation and impact (Ofsted, 2018)

• Effective Professional Development Guidance Report and associated materials (EEF, 2021)

• Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning Guidance Report and associated materials (EEF, 2021)

• Working with Parents to Improve Children's Learning Guidance Report and associated materials (EEF, 2021)

• Improving Behaviour in Schools Guidance Report and associated materials (EEF, 2021)

• Metacognition and Self-Regulation Guidance Report and associated materials (EEF, 2021)

• Peer Learning models: Peer Learning Visit (PLV) | School Study Visit (SSV) | Peer Review (PR)

• School Websites (Newham Learning, 2022)

• Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)

• Deep Dives - 3 perspectives (Newham Learning, 2022)

• Education Inspection Framework (Ofsted, 2019)

• Education Inspection Framework for Governors (Ofsted, 2019)

• Inspecting primary schools (Ofsted, 2022)

• How Ofsted inspects small schools (Ofsted, 2024)

• Effective culture of safeguarding (Ofsted, 2022)

• Early reading in secondary schools (Ofsted, 2021)

• Planning a curriculum in the current climate (Ofsted, 2021)

Ofsted Inspection Toolkit

• Early Reading: Ofsted Curriculum Video (long video)

• Art: Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Computing: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• English: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Geography: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• History: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Languages: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Maths: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Music: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Physical Education: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

• Religious Education: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document 

• Science: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Video

Ofsted playlists:

• Ofsted: Alternative Provision

• Ofsted: SEND

• Ofsted: Governors

• Ofsted: Understanding Inspection

• Ofsted: Education inspection framework

• Ofsted: Annual Report 2022

• Ofsted: Subject insights (2023)

(coming soon)

Guidance Documents

• Putting Evidence to Work (Implementation Guidance) (EEF, 2024)

Videos

• A schools' guide to Implementation - Animation (EEF, 2024)

• Newham Learning: Implementation (Newham Learning, 2022)

Templates

• Action plan template (pdf)

• Action plan template (docx)

• Case study template (pdf)

• Case study template (pptx)

• Darren Williams, CPD Schools Federation

• GCSE disadvantage gaps widens again (Schools Week, 19 Oct 2023)  

• Best headteachers add two GCSE grades, landmark study finds (Schools Week, 18 Oct 2023) 

• Statistical commentary on school inspection data 2022-3 (Ofsted) 

• Demystifying Disciplinary Literacy (EEF)