Quality Assurance- Ofsted Flashcards
What is the purpose of Ofsted?
The purpose of Ofsted is to observe teachers and students and give feedback to help improve the school’s teaching style and to help improve the school in general.
Who is Ofsted designed for?
Ofsted is designed for schools as the company is an inspectorate which improves schools and provides information to parents.
How has Ofsted improved standards of care?
Ofsted has improved the standard of care by giving feedback to teachers to ensure all teachers are safeguarding children in the right way and ensuring children are leaning something new every lesson.
What is the impact of Ofsted preventing anti-discriminatory practice?
It gives practitioners clear guidelines to follow and to put organisational policies in place such as bullying, confidentiality, and equal opportunities policies in place.
Give two examples of poor practice that are identified in Sandra’s Ofsted report.
Children are not adequately protected from the childminder’s dog.
Written records of children’s accidents are not available.
Describe two ways that national initiatives, such as Ofsted, can help practitioners like Sandra to improve the standard of care they provide.
Identifies where staff training is needed so that practitioners will know how to provide care of the appropriate standard of care.
Inspection reports identify good practice and what needs improving so practitioners know their strengths and weaknesses.
