Inspection

Be clear on how you will likely be involved in an inspection, if you’re the chair of your board. Get some ideas for practical ways you can support and reassure school leaders, without adding additional pressure.

Is your school due an inspection? Be clear on how to clerk an Ofsted feedback meeting so you can capture everything the inspector says. Find out what you should do before, during and after the meeting.

As a governance lead, you’ll want to be confident that your team are ready to face an Ofsted inspection with confidence. Read our advice on staying organised and building confidence year-round, plus what to do just before an inspection.

Understand how Ofsted will inspect achievement in your school/trust and the key evidence it will consider.

Be clear on how attendance and behaviour will be inspected in your school under the 2025 Ofsted inspection framework.

Be clear on how your school's curriculum and teaching will be inspected under the Ofsted framework.