1. Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Section 8 Briefing
Tuesday 15th November 2016

2. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?   
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

3. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

4. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?   
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

5. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
‘Good’ schools are inspected for 1 day. The assumption Ofsted make at the beginning of the day is that the school is still a ‘Good’ school.
There will probably be 1 inspector (primary) 2 inspectors (secondary/large primary).
The lead inspector will prepare for the inspection using the following:
Previous Inspection Report (PIR)
Data Dashboard
School Website (compliance and policies)
Qualifying complaints
Recent LA safeguarding inspection outcome
Provider Information Portal (PIP)
Published attendance and exclusion data
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6. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
s8 Inspection
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Is the school still good and is safeguarding effective?
Yes
Possibly not
Safeguarding is effective and the school could be better than good
Safeguarding is no longer effective and/or the school may no longer be good
Ofsted ‘outcome’ letter produced
(no judgements made)
Conversion to s5 inspection
(all judgements in the CIF now open)
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7. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?   
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

8. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Following their pre-inspection work, inspectors will decide on approximately 5 areas to explore further - Key Lines of Enquiry (KLE) (Safeguarding will always be one of them)
All ‘Inspection activities’ on Day 1 will focus on the KLE’s:
Interviews
Lesson visits
Pupil discussion
Work scrutiny
Policy review
Social time observations
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9. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Information requested prior to a s8 Inspection
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
A summary of any school self-evaluation or equivalent
The current school improvement plan or equivalent, including any strategic planning that sets out the longer-term vision for the school
School timetable, current staff list and times for the school day
Any information about pre-planned interruptions to normal school routines during the inspection
The single central record of the checks and vetting of all staff working with pupils
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10. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Information requested prior to a s8 Inspection
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Records and analysis of exclusions, pupils taken off roll and incidents of poor behaviour; any use of internal isolation
Records and analysis of bullying, discriminatory and prejudicial behaviour, either directly or indirectly, including racist, disability and homophobic bullying, use of derogatory language and racist incidents
A list of referrals made to the designated person for safeguarding in the school and those that were subsequently referred to the local authority, along with brief details of the resolution
A list of all pupils who are open cases to children’s services/social care and for whom there is a multi-agency plan
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Information requested prior to a s8 Inspection
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Up-to-date attendance analysis for all groups of pupils
Records of the evaluation of the quality of teaching, learning and assessment
Information about the school’s performance management arrangements, including the most recent performance management outcomes and their relationship to salary progression, in an anonymised format
Documented evidence of the work of governors and their priorities, including any written scheme of delegation for an academy in a multi-academy trust
Any reports of external evaluation of the school, including any review of governance or use of the pupil premium funding
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12. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Example KLE’s
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Key line of enquiry 1
How effective were the strategies used to improve rates of progress and levels of attainment of FSM and SEN(D) pupils in ? 2
What has been the impact of the strategies to improve outcomes for middle attaining disadvantaged pupils, particularly in English? 3
Are strategies used to support SEN(D) pupils without a statement/EHCP improving outcomes? 4
What has been done to improve pupils’ performance in English? 5
Safeguarding – is there a culture of safeguarding in the school and are the processes robust?
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

13. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?   
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

14. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
A Typical s8 Day
Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
8.00
Arrival
9.00
Self-evaluation
Meeting
15.00
Decision on conversion
17.00
Feedback Meeting
12.00
KIT Meeting
8.30
Meet Staff
Inspection Activities
Inspection Activities
Conclusion of
S8 or s5 activities
17.30
Departure
No two s8 inspections will be the same…
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15. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?   
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

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17. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
Section 5: All judgements declared ‘open’
Overall Effectiveness: The quality and standards of education
The effectiveness of leadership and management
The quality of teaching, learning and assessment
Personal development, behaviour and welfare
Outcomes for pupils
…a larger team
…no stone left unturned
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18. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
The mechanics of a s8 inspection.
Preparing for a s8 inspection.
What to expect from a s8 inspection.
What happens when a s8 inspection converts?
What happens after a s8 inspection?   
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education

19. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Exemplar questions for governors (1)
How do you ensure yourselves that the school’s safeguarding procedures are safeguarding the pupils in the school?
Have Governors had KCSIE 16 training?
How have outcomes changed in light of the work of the new X strategy?
How do you challenge the LT to drive improvements? What questions do you ask and what answers do you receive? 
How do you quality assure the work of school leaders?
How do governors feed into the change management process?
How do you ensure the operational is secure whilst remaining strategic?
How does the School Development Plan link to the HT appraisal process?    
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20. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Exemplar questions for governors (2)
X is particularly weak in this school how does it impact on the HT appraisal process?
How do you hold the LT to account for the fact that the X isn’t improving rapidly enough?
For what kind of reason would a member of staff not make pay progression?
Have there been any permanent exclusions in the last two years? What about managed moves?
How do you support the LT in achieving sustained progress of disadvantaged pupils? How do you measure the impact of the money spent?
Could you quantify the improvement/impact of the PP strategy?
Have you noticed any trends in exclusions and attendance of vulnerable groups?   
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21. How do you known that? Can you back that up?   
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22. Areas of particular interest Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Safeguarding (KCSIE 2016: FGM, CME, CSE & local context)
Whole school priorities
Outcomes (Key accountability measures)
Effectiveness (in all areas)
Accountability and quality assurance
Pupil Premium (particularly most-able disadvantaged)
Year 7 Catch-up Funding (Low prior-attainers in En and Ma)
Destinations and CIAG
Staff development   
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23. Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School
Questions   
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