Your role as a governing board
As a governing board, you won't be inspected under Ofsted's 'curriculum and teaching' evaluation area. Find out how governance is inspected.
The sections below are about how Ofsted inspects your school's curriculum and teaching. You don't need to know this information in great detail, but understanding the basics can help you monitor your school's approach.
Read our article to find out what questions inspectors might ask you.
You have a role in monitoring your school's curriculum and teaching year-round, to help make sure your school's provision is at a high standard. See our resources on monitoring the curriculum for all governors and the the local governing body.
Curriculum and teaching is graded on a 5-point scale
Each evaluation area will be graded using Ofsted’s new 5-point grading system, with Ofsted expecting most schools