Clerks’ Networking Session Moor Hall - 6th December 2018 Welcome

Agenda Practical tips for supporting your governing boards to monitor the key priorities. The New Ofsted Framework An introduction to the framework How can we, as clerks, support our boards to assimilate the key changes? Clerks' surgery 

Supporting the monitoring of the Key Priorities How are we using our agendas to support governor focus on key priorities? How are we using our minutes? How about other governance documents? How about our systems and processes?  Please use your key priorities, if you have brought them

Supporting the monitoring of the Key Priorities How are we using our agendas to support governor focus on key priorities? How are we using our minutes? How about other governance documents? How about our systems and processes?  Please use your key priorities, if you have brought them

Supporting the monitoring of the Key Priorities How are we using our agendas to support governor focus on key priorities? How are we using our minutes? How about other governance documents? How about our systems and processes?  Please use your key priorities, if you have brought them

Supporting the monitoring of the Key Priorities How are we using our agendas to support governor focus on key priorities? How are we using our minutes? How about other governance documents? How about our systems and processes?  Please use your key priorities, if you have brought them

Supporting the monitoring of the Key Priorities What are the next steps? Is there anything you will do differently following this discussion?

Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 Introduction - Curriculum at the Heart Ofsted’s working definition: ‘The curriculum is a framework for setting out the aims of a programme of education, including the knowledge and understanding to be gained at each stage (intent); for translating that framework over time into a structure and narrative, within an institutional context (implementation), and for evaluating what knowledge and skills pupils have gained against expectations (impact/achievement).’

The case of change Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 Accountability is important, but the system as currently constructed can divert schools from the real substance of education. An industry has arisen around data, and what young people learn is too often coming second to the delivery of performance table data. This data focus also leads to unnecessary workload for teachers, diverting them from the reason they chose to enter the profession. Teaching to the test has the greatest negative effect on those we care about the most: the most disadvantaged and the least able children.

And… Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 It is therefore time for Ofsted to stop making separate judgements about pupil outcomes. Any conversation about pupil outcomes should be part of a larger conversation about the quality of education they receive.

Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 Judgement Outcomes

Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 How does this look?

How does this look?

Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 The new framework draws on the knowledge built up through our inspection history as well as wider research. There is continuity, but also a sharper focus on: Quality of education rather than on data Workload for teachers and leaders Off-rolling

Safeguarding inspection Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 Safeguarding inspection Our inspection of safeguarding will continue to be built around three core areas: Identify: are leaders and other staff identifying the right children and how do they do that? Help: what timely action do staff within the provider take, and how well do they work with other agencies? Manage: how do responsible bodies and staff manage their statutory responsibilities, and in particular, how do they respond to allegations about staff and other adults? Safeguarding will hold the same weight across all remits.

The outstanding grade information Towards the Education Inspection framework 2019 The outstanding grade information We have said that we will retain the outstanding grade in the new framework, reflecting parents’ wishes. To ensure public confidence in the grading, we’d like to see the removal of the outstanding exemption. This will be subject to agreement with the DfE on funding and the will of parliament.

Summary of some key points Quality of Education – “the three i’s” and knowledge focus to curriculum (long term memory approach) Behaviour & Safety being split into: - Behaviour & Attitudes - Personal Development L&M – greater focus on staff workload Criteria based on evidence relating to educational effectiveness (the school’s evaluation of IMPACT) Less focus on data, more focus on how schools are achieving results

What will this mean for governing boards and clerks? Will the new framework change the way boards - Set strategic direction ? - Challenge and support / hold leaders to account ? - Monitor the educational and other outputs ? How can we, as clerks, support our governing boards in this process ?

Clerks’ Surgery What would you like us to discuss today? Requested via email: Minute taking. Have we covered this off in agenda item 1? Anything else relating to minute taking? Storage of records. What else? And, finally…..

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!