Need-to-know updates
Secretary of State speech at the National Association of Head Teachers conference
On 4th May, Damian Hinds spoke at the NAHT conference where he announced plans to improve teacher early career support and development, as well as new measures on school accountability:
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/secretary-of-state-speech-at-the-national-association-of-headteachers-conference
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Ofsted - changes to timing of inspections for 'good' and 'requires improvement' schools
Schools rated 'good' will now be re-inspected every 4 years instead of every 3 years. This also applies to 'good' or 'outstanding' special schools, maintained nursery schools and pupil referral units. These schools will still be subject to short inspections.
Schools graded as 'requires improvement' will now have their next section 5 inspection "usually within 30 months" of their inspection report being published. This would previously have been no later than 24 months. 'Requires Improvement' schools may still receive section 8 monitoring inspections in this time.
Ofsted School Inspection handbook
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DfE publishes GDPR toolkit for schools
The Department for Education have published a toolkit for schools, to support them in implementing the new requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation that come into force from 25 May 2018.
The 68-page document features guidance, tips and case studies on how schools are preparing for the new laws.
GDPR Toolkit for Schools
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Reception baseline assessment confirmed for September 2020 launch
The Department for Education has confirmed that the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) will develop and deliver the new reception baseline assessment which will be implemented from 2020. The assessment will be administered as a 20 minute, teacher-recorded assessment of children's communication, language, literacy and early mathematics skills. A timeline of activities has been published from 2018-2023.
New measures for fairer recording of primary school performance