What we know about curriculum inspection

In this first episode of the Primary Knowledge Podcast, we speak to Simon Hickton, CEO of Cornerstones Education and Rachael Ashforth, curriculum support manager about schools' experiences under the new inspection framework. Jam-packed full of Q and A, tips and information.Useful linksFor the most accurate guidance from Ofsted’s Matthew Purves: What to expect from Ofsted’s subject ‘deep dives’EYFS adviser, Gill Quantrell, explores curriculum requirements in the early years: Inspection and the early years’ curriculum – a guide for practitioners in the EYFSCurriculum sequencing is now essential in the current educational climate: What is curriculum sequencing and why is it important?Headteacher, Adrienne Smith, describes her experience of working with Cornerstones: Requires Improvement to Good: Town Junior School (Feb 2020)Headteacher, Sarah Shaw, explains their school’s journey through an Ofsted Inspection: Our experience under Ofsted’s new inspection framework using CornerstonesIn Edition Five of The Curriculum magazine, we looked at ways to help you meet the demands of the curriculum, inspection and beyond: Ofsted inspection framework editionThis framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make: Education inspection framework (EIF)This briefing explains how Ofsted conducts deep dives and how inspectors use evidence from deep dives to form inspection judgements: Deep Dives