The document discusses the implementation of a new Common Inspection Framework (CIF) across different types of education providers in England. Key points include: - The CIF will provide greater clarity, consistency and comparability in Ofsted's inspections across schools, further education, independent schools and early years providers. - The CIF emphasizes areas like the curriculum, safeguarding, and British values. Pilot inspections of various provider types will take place in spring and summer 2015 to test the CIF before full implementation in September 2015. - Under the CIF, all inspections will include four graded judgements: leadership/management, teaching/learning, personal development/behavior, and outcomes for children. More emphasis is placed

1. Learn, explore, debate
Future of education inspection
and the
Common Inspection
Framework
[Speaker name]

2. Overview of FOEI reforms
Further
education
and skills
Non-
association
independent
schools
New common inspection framework
Short inspections for good
providers
2 year old offer
Baseline
exercise
Direct contracting and changes to workforce
Maintained
schools and
academies
Early Years

3. Benefits of the new Common
Inspection Framework (CIF)
A Common Inspection Framework for schools, further
education and skills (FES) providers, non-association
independent schools and registered early years.
Greater clarity, coherence and comparability for users,
learners, parents and employers – Ofsted’s judgements will be
made on the same basis, with the same terminology and mean
the same thing.
More emphasis and focus on the things that matter most.
Consistent approach to safeguarding.
Opportunity to refresh how we inspect.
Greater opportunities for knowledge sharing and
development between inspectors in different remits.

4.
A very large response. 4,400 through online
consultation, 330 attendees at regional events, 115 parents
and 180 pupils at focus groups.
Responses to all questions were highly positive
and proposals were supported by all groups.
– Approx. 80% support the common inspection
framework.
Consultation response published on 2 February.
‘Better inspection for all’:
Key points from the consultation

5. New Common Inspection
Framework
Four graded judgements across all remits:
– leadership and management
– teaching, learning and assessment
– personal development, behaviour and welfare
– outcomes for children and learners.
Greater emphasis on safeguarding and curriculum.

6. A single Common Inspection Framework supported by
separate handbooks for each remit
The CIF handbooks will be consistent wherever possible, but
recognise differences between sectors.
Draft handbook used in the pilot inspections.
After the pilots, we will revise the handbooks using feedback from
inspectors.
The CIF and all remit handbooks will be published in June,
alongside a series of launch events.
Early Education will also have a separate ‘registration
handbook’ and ‘compliance handbook’.
Developing inspection
handbooks

7. Change in emphasis in the
Common Inspection
Framework

8. Key points on the CIF:
particular focus on the curriculum – to test
rationale for it, policy practice and impact
ambitious vision – HMCI clear that through this
we also capture the impact of the culture of a
setting
safeguarding – not a graded judgement but
inspectors must report under leadership whether it
is effective or not
emphasis on British values.
Effectiveness of leadership and
management

9. Key points:
assessment – emphasis on securing evidence of all
kinds of assessment
parents – strong focus on parents as sources of
information and partners in children’s learning (fits well with
EY principles)
where relevant, English, mathematics and other
skills necessary to function as an economically
active member of British society and globally are
promoted through teaching and learning –
emphasis on the future but difficult to make this relevant for
young children
Teaching, learning and
assessment

10. Key points:
understanding of how to keep themselves safe from
relevant risks such as exploitation and extremism,
including when using the internet and social media
self-awareness and understanding of how to be a
successful learner
choices about the next stage of their education,
employment, self-employment or training, where relevant,
from independent careers advice and guidance
where relevant, employability skills so that they are well
prepared for the next stage of their education,
employment, self-employment or training.
Personal development,
behaviour and welfare

11.
Critical focus here will be on the
progress of different groups from
their starting points
Outcomes for children

12. Changes include:
more descriptors in outstanding grade
no descriptors for requires improvement
a greater focus on the quality of teaching
and its impact on children’s progress and
achievement
The evaluation schedule

13. CIF pilots

14. PROVIDER TYPE TOTAL PILOTS INSPECTION TEAM
Full day care 9 ECRI; EC HMI; ISPs
Childminders 16 ECRI; EC HMI; ISPs
Sessional day care – crèche;
playgroup; and out of school 13 ECRI; EC HMI; ISPs
Childcare on domestic premises 1 ECRI or EC HMI or ISPs
2YO in school 2 (s.5 pilot) School HMI
Registered childcare
in independent schools 2 II inspector
43 pilots in total
Spring ‘shadow’ pilots 2015

15.  Starting to plan ahead now
 Likely to
obe in April/May
oinvolve more ISP inspectors
oinclude notice
obe ‘live’ inspections, if possible
owill include re-inspection of inadequate settings
Summer Pilots 2015

16. So what next…..

17. Timelines
 Evaluation of phase 1 pilots - March
 Phase 2 pilots - in April
 Final review of handbooks - May
 CIF launched, handbooks published - June
 Training for inspectors - July
 Implementation - September 2015

18. Questions