The School Inspection Handbook was published in 2019 with some small changes made in 2022.
Ofsted will inspect your school against 4 key judgements:
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
Quality of education
Your school's curriculum is at the heart of Ofsted's 'quality of education' judgement.
As a governing board, you won't be inspected under the 'quality of education' judgement, so you don't need to know this information in great detail, but understanding the basics could help you monitor your school's approach.
Read more about the curriculum in our other article.
Intent, implementation and impact
The 'quality of education' judgement is split into 3 curriculum concepts:
Inspectors won't judge them as 3 separate measures - they'll consider them all as