I’ve just published a couple of documents in the Digital Education Supplement. This is a collection of free resources for subscribers to my newsletter, Digital Education, which is also free.
Read MoreHistory lesson, by Terry Freedman
History lesson, by Terry Freedman
I’ve just published a couple of documents in the Digital Education Supplement. This is a collection of free resources for subscribers to my newsletter, Digital Education, which is also free.
Read MoreOfsted (the Office for Standards in Education) has published its first report in ages into Computing as a subject. I've summarised the findings, and added some links and comments on my own in italics.
Read MoreThis newsletter, from 2001, demonstrates four main things….
Read MoreWow! By Terry Freedman
Fortunately, such an inability to explore interesting and sensible questions would not be found in a real inspection. Would it??
Read MoreThe horror, the horror! N-Noooo!!!, by Terry Freedman
Being told that the inspectors are coming is pretty scary, but I would say that some people respond in ways that are counterproductive, including to their own health. These are the things I’ve either come across first-hand or experienced when I was an Ofsted inspector myself, or when I was being inspected.
Read MoreDerek Blunt takes issue with inspectors' jargon. Should you ever find yourself looking for examples of what Kenneth Hudson referred to as “diseased English”, I think you could do worse than looking at Ofsted guidance or listening to Ofsted pronouncements. Ofsted is the name of the schools inspectorate in England,
Read MoreThe scream by Terry Freedman
In my experience, an expectation of compliance was baked in to the system, and that really does mitigate against innovation.
Read MoreA lot of inspectors judged how good the subject was being taught by how nicely formatted the kids' work was.
Read MoreI think that this guidance is useful in making the idea of online teaching sound doable, but there are too few details or links to details that would make it truly useful.
Read MoreApart from the name change, are things any different now?
Read MoreInformation sign, by Terry Freedman
The Westminster Forum has a conference coming up on 25th March 2020:
The new Ofsted inspection framework — implementation, impact on schools, and the next steps for the curriculum
Read MorePhoto by Nik MacMillan on Unsplash
There are only a few days to go before the consultation on the proposed new Ofsted framework closes. Here are my comments.
Read MoreComputer error, by Terry Freedman
Fears about the unintended consequences of the proposed new Ofsted framework — have your say — plus links to other articles about Ofsted-related fears.
Read MoreWordle of the Ofsted annual report.
A reflection on the contents of the 2017-18 annual Ofsted report as summarised in a word cloud.
Read MoreEducational research reading, by Terry Freedman
In the latest Ofsted annual report, teachers using an evidence-based approach is something that “strikes” the Chief Inspector. But what is remarkable about it?
Read MoreThe schools inspectorate in England (Ofsted) aspires to become a research hub. How might or should this affect Computing?
Read MoreThe Editor at work
Assessment, Book reviews, Ofsted: just three of the topics covered in the latest issue of our newsletter, Digital Education.
Read MoreHere are some articles you may have missed in the past week or so. Topics featured include inspection, book reviews and Word macros.
Read MoreIf ICT or Computing is inspected in your school, what attributes would you like the inspector to have?
Read MoreDerek Blunt takes issue with inspectors' jargon.
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