School Improvement after Inspection? (eBook, PDF)

School and LEA Responses
Redaktion: Earley, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

`The language of the book is accessible to those who are not involved in education. The 14 chapters describe and evaluate the impact of OfSTED inspection, presenting the cases for external and self-assessment' - Mentoring & Training



School inspection under OfSTED continues to generate discussion and controversy.This book contributes to the wider debate about the role and function of OfSTED inspection, particularly as it relates to school improvement and raising standards.

What do we know about the impact OfSTED is having on schools, particularly in terms of their development? Is inspection leading to school improvement? What is the impact of inspection on the average school? This book focuses on the impact of OfSTED inspection, and what happens to schools after their inspection. Does inspection help raise standards? What are the consequences of inspection for successful schools?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849206754
• Artikelnr.: 38438293

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Peter Earley PART ONE: SCHOOL, GOVERNING BODY AND LEA RESPONSES: AN OVERVIEW OFSTED and Afterwards? Schools
Responses to Inspection - Janet Ouston and Jacqueline Davies Governing Bodies and School Inspection - Peter Earley Potential for Empowerment? Partners in Pursuit of Quality - Margaret Wood LEA Support for School Improvement after Inspection PART TWO: CASE STUDIES The Use and Impact of OFSTED in a Primary School - Tony Dimmer and Jacky Metiuk Brookfield Special School - Vanessa Aris, Jim Davies and Peter Johnson Recovery from Failure Responding to School Inspection - Doug Close Focusing on Development Raising Standards and Raising Morale - Helen Hosker and Sue Robb A Case Study of Change PART THREE: SCHOOL RESPONSES: TOWARDS A CRITIQUE OF INSPECTION Inspection and Change in the Classroom - Geoff Lowe Rhetoric and Reality? Inspection and the School Improvement Hoax - Peter Lonsdale and Carl Parsons School Improvement or School Control? Teachers
Views on the Long Term Value of Inspection - Nigel Cromey-Hawke Inspection without Direction - Margaret Mathieson and Mel Vlaeminke School
s Responses to OFSTED Requirements in Moral and Spiritual Education PART FOUR: RE-INSPECTION AND BEYOND The Inspector Calls Again - Brian Fidler and Jacqueline Davies The Reinspection of Schools Conclusion - Peter Earley Towards Self-Assessment?

Rezensionen

`The language of the book is accessible to those who are not involved in education. The 14 chapters describe and evaluate the impact of OfSTED inspection, presenting the cases for external and self-assessment' - Mentoring & Training