Japan is a world leader for maths. The TES published a really interesting article about how Japan teaches maths. Follow this link. It appears Japan improved its maths score and held its place near the top of the global rankings. Many readers will have experienced ‘new approaches’, sowhat’s different here? Japanese maths lessons are taught […]
Inclusion In August, an ITE report offers greater insight into how inspectors evaluate inclusion. Here’s an extract, but the full report on Blackburn College’s strong performance across the board is worth reading. “Leaders take deliberate actions to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion are integral to initial teacher education provision. Trainees benefit from sessions on […]
Emerging Inspection Themes Recently, we have seen an increase in negative report comments about the impact of governance and governance access to performance information. This extract is from a recently published report and fairly accurately sums up the issue that inspectors are identifying. “Leaders’ and governors’ understanding of the areas they need to improve, particularly […]
All providers process management information; some are highly detailed, while others are less so. Management produces the results that inform data, but leadership is about how those data are used. It’s not often we see comments about data in inspection reports, but this one appeared recently: “In a few instances, leaders do not record or […]
Try something different There’s an interesting article in the TES titled ‘Why group work is growing in US and Swedish maths classrooms’. Group work is a key pedagogy promoted by FIN. That said, there is much more to this and we commend readers to follow this link and read the full article. An extract from […]
Safeguarding remains a high focus It appeared that initial reports said little about safeguarding. Dig deeper into participation and development, and you often find a comment. Recently, we have seen more negative comments than in early reports. Safeguarding is a topic that isn’t going away, so it’s best to be prepared. We’ve spotted comments on […]
Supporting learners with high needs Anyone reading recent inspection reports will realise there is significantly more focus on learners with high needs, whether they are SEND, have significant barriers to learning, or are on an EHC plan. This focus extends across the spectrum, and the report extract below highlights concerns within apprenticeships: “However, they (leaders) […]
Most is not all We did not expect this headline piece to be about fundamental British values, although that’s where a number of recently published reports have led us. In many former reports, FBV rarely got a mention, but more recently, it surfaced under participation and development, and if one digs deep enough, there’s a […]
New Inspection Reports Are Finally HereMany readers will have read through the new inspection reports, eager to see how Ofsted reports on providers and maybe pick up some tips. Once we get beyond working out the meaning of the coloured blobs, we get to the detail, and those looking to see what exceptional looks like […]
New Funding Rules resource is finally here If you’ve ever stared at the funding rules and wondered if they were written in another language, you’re not alone. ILR submissions, pricing agreements, and correctly documenting changes; it’s a lot to juggle, and the stakes are high. Get it wrong, and the consequences aren’t just financial; they […]
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