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Questions to ask subject leaders

Be clear on what questions to ask when meeting subject leaders on school visits or at board and committee meetings, so you can challenge and support them.

Last reviewed on 25 November 2022
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Contents
  1. General questions to ask
  2. Subject-specific questions
  3. Send over questions before a school visit
  4. Remind yourself how Ofsted inspects the curriculum

Our associate expert Keith Clover, a National Leader of Governance, helped us with this article.

General questions to ask

If you don't have a specific link governor role, use these general questions as a guide to what you can ask.

You don't need to ask all of them in 1 meeting, and you can ask them to any subject leader, regardless of subject or phase. 

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