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Schools in England and covid - your questions answered A summary of the latest updates and advice in response to your frequently asked questions. Ofsted inspections from September Will Ofsted inspect schools from September ?

When will my school be inspected? How will I be notified of inspection? Will inspectors be willing to follow any covid safety measures that my school may be operating? How will the inspection planning telephone call take account of the impact of the pandemic on my school? Are there any other key changes to inspection? If my school is affected by a covid outbreak is it possible to seek a deferral? What do I do if I have concerns about an inspection when I am notified, or concerns during the inspection?

The initial inspection for a school last inspected: before September will be under section 5. See paragraphs and also paragraph 15 which includes detail about the way in which inspectors will evaluate tutoring. The expectation is that schools will be working to prevent this, through a whole school behaviour policy with appropriate sanctions, pastoral support and a carefully planned relationships, sex and health education curriculum which includes addressing the issue of consent.

What are the grounds for deferral? Where there is a mixture of onsite and remote learning, the high number of children of key workers and vulnerable pupils on site is creating operational stress and stretching staff resources to the maximum, making the servicing of an inspection untenable. The school is operating in an area of very high transmission. The school is operating a minimum onsite staffing model, where school leaders have key operational roles that require their presence throughout the day.

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Deferring Ofsted inspections. Parents can do this on the Ofsted Parent View site, not just on the occasion of an inspection but any time. Schools also have to gather documents and all related information for Ofsted before the on-site inspection starts.

Ofsted shares the username and password with each school for log-in. Schools are also asked beforehand to notify other related parties that take part in the provision of students. Ofsted normally notifies schools of its inspection between For a section 8 inspection , the lead inspector will give an initial phone call to the headteacher or a senior member of the staff in the absence of the headteacher, where the inspector will:. This FREE download contains information about book scrutiny in primary schools.

It includes the '7 strands of excellence' framework to support teachers in carrying out effective book scrutiny in classrooms. It also contains a summary explanation of book scrutiny and why it is necessary.

Click the button at the top right of the page to download. Vicky Clayton. Vicky is the Marketing Executive at Focus Education. Posted by: Vicky Clayton Category: Inspection.