“Inspectors must not advocate a particular method of planning, teaching or assessment. They will not look for a preferred methodology but must record aspects of teaching and learning that they consider are effective, and identify ways in which teaching and learning can be improved.” Ofsted School Inspection Handbook, September 2014.
Why begin with Ofsted? Ofsted has stripped us of our creative freedom and destroyed any confidence we have ever had in what we do. However, we must begin with Ofsted when we are talking about risk-taking because Ofsted is the monster under the bed which makes us play it safe.
Ofsted is the enemy, right? Not necessarily. Until December 2014 there was a “Good Practice” section of the Ofsted website where one could read reports which detailed unusual but successful operational methods used in schools.
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