@robhalls.bsky.social
School improvement team at ODBST. Consultant SEA with HFL Education & St Albans Diocese. SIAMS Inspector. Former Executive Headteacher. Organist. Own views. Social media links: https://linktr.ee/robhalls
www.watchsted.com/ is now updated with the latest Ofsted inspection reports. @watchsted
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the Christian season of #Lent. As Christians prepare during these days, they strive to sweep & clean their minds & hearts so new life may have room to come in take over and transform them at #Easter. #Ashtag
A lovely review of Anna Shaw’s Growing Faith in Schools. It “offers a timely and insightful exploration of how schools, churches and households can work together to nurture the spiritual development of children and young people.”
2026 is the National Year of Reading! @Booktrust & @Literacy_Trust have some resources to help promote and deepen a love of reading.
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#Ofsted Nominee training is recommended for headteachers and senior leaders who might be taking on this role during inspection. Watch the Ofsted training video here:
#Ofsted Academy has published some of the Renewed education framework training webinars for inspectors. Watch the training here: www.gotostage.com/ch...
Preparing for the new era of inspection: what school leaders should know now by Mark Enser. Includes Mark’s top-10 questions that subject leaders and senior teams should consider and be able to answer.
The DfE has updated its non-statutory guidance document for academy trust governance.
The DfE has published the findings of the National Behaviour Survey from academic year 2024 to 2025.
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The 2025 MTC results have been released.
National Average attainment score was 21.0 (up 0.3 points from 2024). 37% of pupils scored 25 (full marks), up 3% from 2024.
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Use of the IDSR and the role of data on school and further education inspections.
KS2 progress scores will be returning for the current Y6 cohort. But can we predict what targets children need to hit in order to attain positive progress scores? With downloadable spreadsheet to use as a guide for thinking about possible target outcomes.
IDSRs released yesterday, inc new format and content. More achievement data than previously, inc 3-year trend data and more on groups, and updated Contextual information. Join this Ofsted webinar for info on how they will use data, inc the new-style (IDSR)
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A warm welcome to @CHAChesham #ChilternHills, who join ODBST @BucksOxford trust today as our first secondary school - a milestone moment! #Welcome to the family!
Well done to all students receiving
GCSE, BTEC Awards and other Level 2 results today!
Hard work, determination, and resilience pay off - but these results are only one measure of what amazing things you can go on to achieve!
#GCSE #GCSEResults
#GCSEresultsday
@BucksOxford
Best wishes to all those receiving A-Level, T-level, BTEC and other Level 3 results today!
Well done on your achievements. Be proud of your journey & how far you've come.
“For all that has been: thanks;
for all that is to come: YES!”
#ALevel
#ALevelResultsDay
@CHAChesham
It's National #VolunteersWeek!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who volunteers in schools as readers, governors, trustees or in other roles: you make a difference to the lives of pupils and staff! #Thankyou
Having always ensured that lesson feedback is based on the evidence of what I heard and saw rather than what I think, this is a helpful piece from @ianfrost28.bsky.social on using a similar approach for framing difficult conversations.
Today is National Governor Awareness Day! Thank you to all those who volunteer as Trustees & Governors for their commitment & invaluable contributions to our communities - for your vision, leadership & dedication to making a difference in the lives of our children & young people.
Be someone who believes that anything is possible despite the odds, resources, or starting point.
Wishing a wonderful Christmas break & well-deserved rest to all the staff and pupils in our @bucksoxford trust schools.
It’s a lovely book!
Agree there needs to be caution. But I’d like to imagine a world where we’re all using the same evaluation criteria, and the inspector’s role is to QA school leaders’ self evaluation, judgements and impact of identified dev priorities…
Ofsted's national director promises report cards will be ‘sensible middle ground’ after alarm over leaked proposals, and signals move back to 'looking more at statutory outcomes'
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Oh sorry. I was going to say I don’t think you can bookmark (yet) here - but I’ve just seen your other responder!
Write and post the… post. Then use the ellipsis to select pin? Or is that not what you meant?
The key to great formative assessment is meeting children where they are, not where they 'should' be.
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The national annual report on SIAMS inspections over the last year by @DrMJ93 was published this morning by @CofE_Education. Good to celebrate the positive, and draw together recommendations to improve impact on children, young people and adults in schools. tinyurl.com/57zbd7r8
Big news for the start of term…
Single-word overall school #Ofsted grades are scrapped with immediate effect. Also:
🔹 The end of ‘double RI’
🔹 Introduction of Regional Improvement Teams
🔹 New report cards from September 2025
