How to recover from a poor Ofsted inspection outcome

Description

Who is this workshop for?

Independent schools that are inspected by Ofsted. This workshop is for school leaders.

Background

A significant number of independent schools are failing to get a positive outcome during standard Ofsted inspections. For these schools, bouncing back is difficult – statistics show that when these schools are inspected again, the majority fail to demonstrate improvement.

According to the latest Ofsted statistics:

• 37% of schools that had a standard Ofsted inspection between 1 September 2020 and 31 July 2021 were awarded grade 3 or 4
• 51% of those that had a progress monitoring inspection during the same period failed to demonstrate that they had addressed previously un-met standards.

For this reason, we have put together a guidance document which we share freely with independent schools - its about how to bounce back after a poor inspection outcome. We have now decided to deliver a training workshop to support school leaders more effectively in an environment where we can have discussions, share more insights and draft an action plan to help them recover from after a poor Ofsted inspection outcome.

What will be covered?

• What to expect after getting a poor Ofsted inspection outcome
• Compiling the DfE action plan - the facilitator will work with school leaders to develop a draft of the action plan 
• Keeping tabs on the other standards
• Guidance about implementing the action plan
• Monitoring and recording progress
• Conducting a final audit
• What to expect during a Progress Monitoring inspection