Pre-inspection support

• Overview of the inspection framework and what to expect.
• Coaching staff through a range of inspection activities and rehearsing the Ofsted conversation.
• Support with website compliance and effective use to promote the school.
• What is historic and current data saying about achievement?
• Guidance to ensure your school-evaluation form (SEF) is evaluative and evidence based.
• Advice around the school plan and aligning the school development plan (SDP)/school improvement plan (SIP) to school self-evaluation.

Pre-inspection challenge

• Challenging leaders against the inspection framework.
• Completing a range of inspection activities to evaluate provision.
• Checking the school is website and single central record (SCR) compliant.
• Evaluating the school plan and impact.
• Evaluation of self-evaluation form - are judgments accurate and realistic?