Strong Science Deep Dive- OFSTED
Our recent OFSTED Inspection September 2021 GOOD Science-Strong Since I joined our school, our team have been working to get to OFSTED recognised ‘good’. We were due an inspection anytime when Covid19 hit. During lockdown we had an online inspection and subsequently, when we started this academic year in September, we knew a visit was imminent. OFSTED arrived and as part of their visit we had a Science ‘deep dive’ in the third week of the Autumn term. I thought I would share some of the key points raised so to give an insight for colleagues/ fellow Science Leads at you head towards inspections in your own educational settings! I was asked to provide vital documents to the inspectors by 9am on the day, including- Action plan (we are currently undertaking Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) Outreach so this was full of ongoing actions) Progression document - ours highlights vocabulary, misconceptions, whether the lesson is chemis...