In this four-part series, Matt Bromley will be discussing how to encourage and manage a culture of risk-taking in your school’s teaching and learning. In part one, he discusses the challenges facing schools in different Ofsted categories, including the conundrum of teacher autonomy vs consistency

“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.” Katherine Mansfield

The college I have worked with for the last two years was inspected recently and Ofsted judged us to be good with outstanding features. Two years ago, at the start of my tenure, we were judged requires improvement.

The journey from a grade 3 to a grade 2 provider, for me, started by consulting on, agreeing and articulating a shared vision for teaching, learning and assessment. That vision – far from being a corporate statement to be left alone on a dusty shelf – was our guiding star, a constant reminder of our moral purpose.

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