The framework for school inspection from January 2012: an introduction

16 Dec 2011 Ofsted

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The framework for school inspection from January 2012 sets out how the general principles and processes of inspection are applied to maintained schools and several other types of school in England. It states the statutory basis for inspection and summarises the main features of school inspections carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 from January 2012.

This page has an introductory video. There are also links to the suite of framework videos and further introductory reading.

We are currently consulting on proposals for amended inspection arrangements for maintained schools and academies, further education and skills and initial teacher education from September 2012, and welcome your views. To find out more about the consultation go to A good education for all.

Miriam Rosen HMCI introduces the new Inspection Framework

Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds

High quality version

Available downloads

File name	File type	File size
word The new school inspection framework - HMCI speech.doc	word	581.50 KB
pdf The new school inspection framework - HMCI speech.pdf	pdf	72.44 KB
zip Presentation on the new framework.zip	zip	5.14 MB
mp4 Miriam Rosen HMCI introduces the new Inspection Framework	mp4	28.52 MB