School Inspection: A Teacher's Guide to Preparing, Surviving and Evaluating Ofsted Inspection (Handbooks for teachers) - Softcover

Holmes, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0117026174 ISBN 13: 9780117026179

Publisher: Stationery Office Books, 2000

Synopsis

School inspections still have the potential to spread fear and panic through even the best-run schools, but this practical book will remove all of the anxiety, with its proven advice to help ensure a successful inspection.

Ideal for all teachers, whether newly qualified or with decades of experience, FAQs for School Inspection will guide the reader calmly through the pre- and post-inspection stages, offering valuable insights into what can happen during the inspection itself. Covering recent legislative changes and everything to do with school inspection, it outlines the teacher/inspector relationship and gives advice on coping with the potential stresses of inspections.

Organised into logical sections, the book covers issues such as

• preparing for inspection
• being inspection-aware
• the effects inspection has on you personally
• what happens after inspection.

Complete with advice on using inspection to further personal and professional development, this ready-reference guide will allow teachers to play a confident and influential role in school inspection.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth Holmes completed her PGCE at the Institute of Education, London. After teaching in London and Oxfordshire she became Head of History at a school in West Sussex. She now writes on education and health issues for a variety of national publications and websites, and prepares training and development materials. She has had many books published, including The Newly Qualified Teacher's Handbook, FAQs for NQTs, Teacher Well-being and FAQs for TAs.

www.elizabethholmes.info

Synopsis

This text is based around the Ofsted inspection and aimed at the professional, covering the whole process before, during and after. The book contains professional and personal advice and tips and is set out in an accessible format with bullet points and boxed texts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stationery Office Books
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0117026174
• ISBN 13: 9780117026179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252