How to clerk an Ofsted feedback meeting

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.

Last reviewed on 13 March 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Your headteacher will decide who clerks this meeting
  2. Before the meeting
  3. During the meeting
  4. After the meeting

Our associate education expert, Fiona Stagg, helped us to write this article.

Your headteacher will decide who clerks this meeting

If you're expecting Ofsted in the near future

If Ofsted is coming tomorrow

Before the meeting

If you've been asked to clerk the meeting:

Make sure you know the details

Find out:

  • Where the meeting will be held
  • What time it'll be
  • The names of those attending

But make sure