Julie
I copy this to all because you all may be able to influence your Ofsted
although with the new short style in future we may have left it too late.
Unfortunately Business Studies, Economics, Child Development, Drama etc are
not national curriculum (NC) subjects and so Ofsted only aim to inspect
these subjects in something like 13% of inspections. It is not up to the
team inspecting (ie keeping costs low) but whether the subject is on the
form from Ofsted to tender for in the first place. I am more concerned
that when it is, it is not always a Business/Economist who is inspecting
you!
Your headteachers can request that your subject (s) are added as an extra to
the inspection over and above NC subjects. The bottom line is that if
Ofsted will not add to inspection tender the school can pay the inspection
team to inspect at the same time but privately. Some of my schools in
Hampshire have done this so that all departments and staff are treated
fairly.
The battle was probably lost when we did not become a NC subject, but hassle
your head when Ofsted looms to ask for your subject to be included as an
extra especially on the grounds of numbers of pupils you may have in
relation to continuing 'NC' subjects, ie A level subjects continuing from NC
subjects will get a mention in their paragraph whereas you get a mention if
you are lucky in the general paragraphs. Although with the short
inspections very few subjects will be inspected in future.
Just keep up the good work you are all doing in schools/colleges.
Pam Craven
Adviser Business and Vocational Education Hampshire LEA
----- Original Message -----
From: Julie Parton <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: economic literacy "renaissance
> Coolin
>
> It will only be a 'renaissance' IF OFSTED also feel it is important enough
> to comment on in their inspection reports. All too often if something is
not
> compulsory then they will not examine it, the teams work to tender and try
> to keep their costs as low as possible. Hence so many Business Studies,
> Economics and Child Development departments and courses (to name but 3)
get
> ignored and consequently become the poor relations in school staffing and
> resource funding which is often determined as a response to the OFSTED
> report and the subsequent action plan.
>
> If we want this to make a difference we (or Blunkett and the DfEE) have to
> persuade OFSTED of its value.
>
> Sorry to be so cynical ... but there have been too many highly publicised
> band wagons which fizzle out to nothing; regretably this is likely to be
> just another one. I hope I'm wrong!
>
> Julie Parton
>
> >From: Colin Ong <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: economic literacy "renaissance
> >Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:00:19 +0800
> >
> >Is this going to be the beginning of economic literacy "renaissance" in
> >UK?
> >
> >Refer to this article in FT.
> >http://www.ft.com/nbearchive/email-bfq154232.htm
> >
> >Colin
> >
> >
>
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