{"id":21590,"date":"2019-11-05T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.potentialplusuk.org\/?p=21590"},"modified":"2022-08-15T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:23:14","slug":"what-is-ofsted-looking-for-in-schools-that-will-benefit-our-young-people-with-high-learning-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/05\/what-is-ofsted-looking-for-in-schools-that-will-benefit-our-young-people-with-high-learning-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Ofsted Looking For In Schools That Will Benefit Our Young People With High Learning Potential?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ofsted is the inspection body for schools in England<\/em><\/p>\n

Back in March this year I wrote about Ofsted\u2019s consultation on its proposed Education Inspection Framework and shared\u00a0Potential Plus UK\u2019s response<\/a>\u00a0to it.<\/p>\n

Both in our response and earlier meeting with Ofsted we highlighted research by Potential Plus UK on provision for most able(1)<\/span>\u00a0learners in 728 Ofsted inspections in June 2018. That analysis ascertained that over 43% of schools required change to their current provision. A further breakdown showed that it was mainly more challenge (67.92%) or more progress (26.73%) that was needed. This revealed that there was already a gap in provision for most able learners and any reduction in emphasis in the new Framework could impact even more negatively on their learning experiences.<\/p>\n

Given that \u2018most able\u2019 has been removed from the Framework from September 2019, this continues to be of concern. We are therefore carrying out a second analysis on reports published in June 2019 as a comparison; was June 2018 an anomaly? Or not?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that there isn\u2019t a lot to welcome in the new Framework. The emphasis on the \u2018quality of education\u2019 a child receives and a broadening and deepening of the curriculum, should lead to an environment that delivers for the individual child regardless of their starting point. This was reiterated when I went back to Ofsted in the summer. And as a governor at a local primary school, the message is that Ofsted inspectors will be considering what it is like to be a pupil in that school, including whether most able, from a disadvantaged background or with special educational needs or disabilities.<\/p>\n

In a recent article(2)<\/span>\u00a0for nace, an organisation that works with schools, Sean Harford, Ofsted National Director, writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also going to be checking that schools have an inclusive culture. This includes teaching those pupils who are the most able, and who may need to be challenged that bit more.
\nIn short, our inspectors are taking a rounded view of the quality of education that a school provides to all its pupils, which means the most able pupils as much as poorer pupils and their peers with special educational needs and\/or disability.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The content and methodology for inspections and reports is changing. Schools will be aware that the \u2018deep dive\u2019 is the approach that inspectors will take; considering the curriculum offering in depth and the progression students make so that they \u2018do more, know more, remember more\u2019. The new reporting format could take a little while to embed, but we will be looking for evidence that Ofsted inspectors are considering what it is like to be a high potential learner in the school and how that is shared in the reports.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll come back to you with our findings; including the terms, phrases and examples that are being used to evidence challenge and depth of learning for our children, as well as equality of opportunities for them to learn to struggle and build resilience. We\u2019ll aim to give parents the information needed to advocate for their child in their school.\u00a0 Watch this space!<\/p>\n

Julie Taplin<\/span><\/strong>
\nChief Executive<\/span><\/strong>
\nPotential Plus UK<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

(1)<\/span>\u00a0The term used by Ofsted<\/p>\n

(2)<\/span> Read the full article here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.nace.co.uk\/blogpost\/1764156\/332126\/Ofsted-update-focus-on-personal-development-in-new-inspection-framework<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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