BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Cats
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 03:33 PM

Peace, yes we do have Unions and I am very proud to be an official in mine, but, even though we complain about Ofsted, and I have spoken out nationally against them and the system, as it is the government body set up to inspect schools there is nothing we can do. We just have to remember that there is 'only one f in ofsted'.

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Sooz
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:55 PM

Ofsted is the official body for inspecting schools in the UK.

We were "done" in June and it was quite painless. I'm PSHCE coordinator and that was the only subject they asked for the paperwork for! Luckily it was easily done at a moments notice and the whole thing went well.

Good luck with yours and keep us informed.

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Peace
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:54 PM

Don't you people have associations or unions? Legal protection?

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Cats
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:51 PM

Nobody

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Peace
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:49 PM

And who monitors the people from Ofsted?

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Cats
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:47 PM

Ofsted stands for the Office of Standards in Education. They are a team of inspectors who arrive at your school with only 48 hours maximum notice and can walk into any classroom and grade your teaching having been there for 25 minutes, ask for any documents and can grill you on your own or in a group for as long as they want. They will walk round a school, talk to children, staff, parents and governors and, in less than 48 hours, will decide on whether your school is poor and should go into special measures, satisfactory, good or excellent. They will also decide, after seeing you teach for 25 minutes, if you are a good, poor or satisfactory teacher and if your department is good, satisfactory or poor. Basically, they have the power to put a school in special measures, or hold it up as excellent, make or break a teachers career and walk away with no comeback or right of appeal. And we aren't meant to be worried....

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: maeve
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:45 PM

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)in the UK.

It doesn't sound like much fun, but I expect you'll be alright. There are so many people doing a poor job in child care and the world of education, anyone doing a credible job will, I hope, do just fine.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:32 PM

What is Ofsted? Is it English?

Subject: BS: Anyone being Ofsted-ed?
From: Cats
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 02:27 PM

Well here I am sitting at the computer trying to find an excuse not to get stressed out by the imminent arrival of Ofsted, when I thought, 'I can't be the only one'. Knowing that loads of people out there are teachers or work in nurseries [child variety, not plants], I can't be the only one facing the dreaded inspectors tomorrow! The new 'light touch ' sounds OK but being told on Monday night Ofsted were coming on Wednesday morning and being told tonight that my dept is one of the foci for the inspection..... hey ho, Now where did I put the bottle opener?