Sharper inspections yield results

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4298272.stm

Inspection changes
Shorter notice - one or two days
Shorter inspections - two days instead of five
Schools' self-evaluation is central
Simpler grading from 1 (outstanding) to 4 (inadequate)
Children's views on school become more important

Early days yet but I think the shorter warning will give a better picture and mean that teachers and schools will have to keep records up to date.Can only improve matters.

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Also less "headless chicken" time for Heads, Governors and Teachers.

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

my wife goes through these inspections and personally i think the whole processs is laughable.

IMHO there should be no notice what so ever

in my opinion, as for the 'health' sector, resource allocation in Education has to be assessed on the actual need - a Primary School in an urban environment has different criteria, than a rural based, one, for example?

i.e. not based on 'results'

[Angua]

Originally Posted by homealone

in my opinion, as for the 'health' sector, resource allocation in Education has to be assessed on the actual need - a Primary School in an urban environment has different criteria, than a rural based, one, for example?

Agree, also allowances should be made for high turnover schools which cater for the children of service personnel.