School Improvement Community

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• State-Funded School Inspection Toolkit (Ofsted, 2025)

• School inspection operating guide for inspectors (Ofsted, 2025)

• School monitoring operating guide for inspectors (Ofsted, 2025)

• Inspection information for state-funded schools (Ofsted, 2025)

• 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)

Ofsted subject-specific reading and videos:

• Computing: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document

• English: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document

• Geography: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Insights Video

• History: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Insights Video

• Languages: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document

• Maths: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document

• Music: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document, Ofsted Curriculum Insights Video

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

• Personal Development: Ofsted Curriculum Insights

• Religious Education: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document 

• Science: Ofsted Curriculum Research Document

Ofsted playlists:

• Ofsted: Alternative Provision

• Ofsted: SEND

Inspector training videos

Safeguarding:

• Safeguarding - The fundamentals (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

SEND & Inclusion:

• Supporting pupils with SEND in mainstream settings (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• SEN units and specially resourced provision (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• An overview of special schools (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Update on the new alternative provision AP guidance (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• Alternative provision - The fundamentals (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• The Equality Act 2010 - Refresher of key fundamentals (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• Inclusion - The fundamentals (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• A refresher on reasonable adjustments (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• Different types of schools: Key reminders (Ofsted, Dec 2025)

• Flexi-schooling and different approaches to education (Ofsted, Dec 2025)

• Pupil premium: An overview (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

Behaviour & Attendance:

• Inspecting attendance: Schools (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Restrictive intervention in schools (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

Achievement:

• Inspection Data Summary Report IDSR in the renewed (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Achievement and the IDSR (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

Curriculum & Teaching:

• Strong Foundations 1 - Why early education is so important (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 2 - A curriculum by design not chance (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 3 - The importance of childrens language development (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 4 - Inspecting nursery provision in schools (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 5 - SEND (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 6 - Early reading (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 7 - Early writing matters (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 8 - Early mathematics (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 9 - Physical development (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Strong Foundations 10 - Foundational knowledge and older pupils (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

Early Years:

• EYFS 1: The prime areas of learning and development in the EYFS - refresher (Ofsted, Apr 2022)

• EYFS 2: Child development and the curriculum (Ofsted, Apr 2022)

• EYFS 3: Evaluating the impact of the curriculum (Ofsted, Apr 2022)

• EYFS 4: The importance of recent research on child development (Ofsted, Apr 2022)

• EYFS 5: Making it as easy as possible for children to learn (Ofsted, Apr 2022)

• EYFS 6: Evaluating impact of provision with a focus on vulnerable children (Ofsted, Apr 2022)

Leadership & Governance:

• Trusts and federations (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

Inspection methodology:

• Case sampling in schools (Ofsted, Dec 2025)

• Working with a nominee on a school inspection (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Speaking with children / pupils / learners on inspection (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Getting the most from preparation time: Refresher inspection fundamentals (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Giving and receiving feedback: Refresher of inspection fundamentals (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• The research that underpins the framework (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Managing difficult conversations: Refresher of inspection fundamentals (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Time management: Refresher of inspection fundamentals (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Professional curiosity as inspectors: Refresher inspection fundamentals (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Responding and learning through change (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Getting our terminology right (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• The importance of wellbeing: managing stress and anxiety (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• Gathering and recording high-quality evidence (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• Placing a school in a category of concern (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Learning walks on a school inspection (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Engaging with stakeholders on inspection (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Inspecting school-based nursery provision on school inspections (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• What you need to know about the sixth form (Ofsted, Jan 2026)

• Schools toolkit familiarisation webinar (Ofsted, Nov 2025)

• Equalities - Cultural sensitivity (Ofsted, Feb 2026)

• Education inspection framework training for schools: Pre-learning (Ofsted, Nov 2025)

• Team inspector training 2025 - day 1 (Ofsted, Nov 2025)

• Team inspector training 2025 - day 2 (Ofsted, Nov 2025)

• Lead inspector training 2025 - day 1 (Ofsted, Nov 2025)

• Lead inspector training 2025 - day 2 (Ofsted, Nov 2025)

(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)