Governors' Page
Why not help raise school standards.
"Governors are the bridge between the school and the community" primary school governor
There are about 370,000 governor places in England, making them the largest volunteer force in the country. At any one time around ten per cent of these places are vacant.
As a governor you can make a big contribution to raising standards in school. You don't need any special qualifications ? in fact anyone with an interest in education can be a governor.
All you need is enthusiasm and the commitment to be able to give up a few hours each month attending meetings and working to improve life at your school.
"Governors can, and do, make a difference to children's future" primary school headteacher
Information on the New Ofsted Inspections from September 2005 (posted 22/8/05)
The new Framework has been prompted by the, New Relationship with Schools, and ,Every Child Matters. The underlying purpose is to help schools to improve. The process is very different to what has gone before.
Key Changes
Inspections will occur every 3 years.
Notice will normally be 2 working days. However it could be up to 5 days and they reserve the right to turn up with no notice at all.
Inspections will last no more than 2 days.
The number of inspectors will depend on the size of the school. It will be between 1 to 2 in primary schools and upto 5 in secondary schools.
Subject based inspections will be carried out in between institutional inspections by HMI.
There will be no parents meeting though there will be an opportunities for parents to speak to inspectors if they wish.
A draft report will be ready by the end of day 2 and will be 4-6 pages long. The final report will be sent to schools within 3 weeks.
A notice to improve will replace serious weaknesses and underachieving categories. Special measures will remain.
The New Framework is much shorter and focuses entirely on schools, self-evaluation. It has 4 main judgement areas:
o Overall effectiveness
o Achievement and standards (which includes personal development and well being, the Every Child Matters priorities and SMSC);
o Quality of provision
o Leadership and Management
There is a very strong focus on the "Every Child Matters" priorities, which are woven into all judgements.
Extended services will be inspected for their impact on learners.
The Evaluation Schedule gradings are:
o Outstanding,
o Good,
o Satisfactory,
o Inadequate.
The only documentation the inspection team will have before the inspection is: the PANDA which will be different and will contain contextual value added data tables and graphs; the previous Report; and the SEF which will be at the heart of the process and will need to be kept up to date electronically.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk
"Governors are the bridge between the school and the community" primary school governor
There are about 370,000 governor places in England, making them the largest volunteer force in the country. At any one time around ten per cent of these places are vacant.
As a governor you can make a big contribution to raising standards in school. You don't need any special qualifications ? in fact anyone with an interest in education can be a governor.
All you need is enthusiasm and the commitment to be able to give up a few hours each month attending meetings and working to improve life at your school.
"Governors can, and do, make a difference to children's future" primary school headteacher
Information on the New Ofsted Inspections from September 2005 (posted 22/8/05)
The new Framework has been prompted by the, New Relationship with Schools, and ,Every Child Matters. The underlying purpose is to help schools to improve. The process is very different to what has gone before.
Key Changes
Inspections will occur every 3 years.
Notice will normally be 2 working days. However it could be up to 5 days and they reserve the right to turn up with no notice at all.
Inspections will last no more than 2 days.
The number of inspectors will depend on the size of the school. It will be between 1 to 2 in primary schools and upto 5 in secondary schools.
Subject based inspections will be carried out in between institutional inspections by HMI.
There will be no parents meeting though there will be an opportunities for parents to speak to inspectors if they wish.
A draft report will be ready by the end of day 2 and will be 4-6 pages long. The final report will be sent to schools within 3 weeks.
A notice to improve will replace serious weaknesses and underachieving categories. Special measures will remain.
The New Framework is much shorter and focuses entirely on schools, self-evaluation. It has 4 main judgement areas:
o Overall effectiveness
o Achievement and standards (which includes personal development and well being, the Every Child Matters priorities and SMSC);
o Quality of provision
o Leadership and Management
There is a very strong focus on the "Every Child Matters" priorities, which are woven into all judgements.
Extended services will be inspected for their impact on learners.
The Evaluation Schedule gradings are:
o Outstanding,
o Good,
o Satisfactory,
o Inadequate.
The only documentation the inspection team will have before the inspection is: the PANDA which will be different and will contain contextual value added data tables and graphs; the previous Report; and the SEF which will be at the heart of the process and will need to be kept up to date electronically.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk