A Tale of Two Interpretations: Ofsted's expectations re-examined

FORUM - ISSN 0963-8253
Volume 58 Number 2 (2016)

A Tale of Two Interpretations: Ofsted's expectations re-examined
COLIN RICHARDS pages 205-216
DOI: 10.15730/forum.2016.58.2.205

Abstract

Since September 2015 the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has introduced major changes to its inspection procedures and expectations. These are embodied in its handbook for school inspection. Ofsted claims more than it can deliver; in particular it makes impossible demands on its inspectors - in terms of applying both evaluation criteria and grade descriptors. It also raises unrealistic expectations of and demands on schools.

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COLIN RICHARDS (2016) A Tale of Two Interpretations: Ofsted's expectations re-examined, FORUM, 58(2), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2016.58.2.205

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