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"Inspection
is still intensive but much more focused."
Oakhill is a split site school with 103 on
roll. It was established some twenty years ago
on the amalgamation of the schools in the villages
of Alderton and Dumbleton. The two buildings
were retained and the juniors are based at Alderton
and the infants at Dumbleton.
The tone of the inspection was positive and
the Registered Inspector stressed that she wished
the school to benefit from the inspection. |
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Documentation Requested
- Only Form S4and the School Improvement Plan
were required before the inspection. It is
worth doing a good job on these as much of
the inspection was based on these. The areas
highlighted as ‘being addressed’
in Form S4 were the issues selected to be
the focus of the inspection.
- Parental Questionnaire was provided for
distribution by the RI.
- Oakhill provided their ‘Review of
Standards’ documents and the results
of a Pupil Questionnaire. These were welcomed
as useful by the inspection team.
Inspection Format and Process
The Pre-Inspection Visit by the RI and the
Lay Inspector lasted 12 hours with :-
- Meeting with Head – focus areas for
the inspection agreed
- Separate meetings for teaching & non-teaching
staff
- Parents’ Meeting in the early evening
followed by Governors’ Meeting
- There is now a new S3 Governors’ Form.
Following this visit the Pre-Inspection
Commentary was received. The school has 10 days
to respond :-
- Read this carefully. Objections to the
content can be made.
- Aim to clear up any perceived misconceptions.
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The Inspection
Work Samples required were :-
- English, Maths, Science, ICT for all year
groups graded
- Foundation Subjects in focus
- Other subjects were sampled by observation
Lesson Observations etc.
- No timetable was given for observations
- Lesson plans were required but planning
folders were not called in
- Oral feedback to teachers after each lesson
- Meetings with subject leaders held
- Evening feedback to head teacher during
which any issues were raised. If serious,
these might result in a change of focus for
the inspection.
- Lay Inspector sat in an lessons looking
at Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Values.
- English, Maths, Science, ICT and the focus
subjects were observed in every class
- Some RE observations in KS1 and KS2
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