New subject specific guidance

[Alan Parkinson]

Draft guidance for consultation...
Makes very interesting reading...
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Forms-and-guidance/Browse-all-by/Other/General/Generic-grade-descriptors-and-draft-supplementary-subject-specific-guidance-for-inspectors-on-making-judgements-during-subject-survey-visits-to-schools

[Judith R]

thanks Alan

[Sue W]

Yes, thanks from me too.  May only be draft at present but will be very useful for auditing, SEF, monitoring colleagues and those of us being forced into job hunting in Suffolk 

[Tris]

It makes interesting reading
Is the prominence of fieldwork a relatively new thing. I don't have the current criteria to hand so can't compare but that line jumped out at me

[Chris LS]

Hey, nothing gets past you Alan!!  ;o)  What an interesting find!
I know of a primary school having a geography specific inspection later this week, but I presume these Ofsted subject tables are intended just for secondary?

[Kate Russell]

Hi Chris
I would assume that the criteria is for all schools who are having a geography inspection regardless iof which phase they are in!

[kevincooper777]

Thanks Alan, even for me in independent school, still looks like useful guidance etc.

[Stephen Schwab]

Good spot Alan, always good to look into the mind of Ofsted, even in draft mode.

[Kate Russell]

The criteria has been finalised now - all subjects available here (as Word and PDFs)
 

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Forms-and-guidance/Browse-all-by/Other/General/Generic-grade-descriptors-and-supplementary-subject-specific-guidance-for-inspectors-on-making-judgements-during-subject-survey-visits-to-schools/(language)/eng-GB

[Kate Russell]

Updated guidance here http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/generic-grade-descriptors-and-supplementary-subject-specific-guidance-for-inspectors-making-judgemen