Matthews says she is "very proud" of Ofsted's focus on early reading #NASBTTEvents
The new ITE inspection framework focuses on quality of education and training, rather than old "proxies" - such as completion and employment rates, says Matthews #NASBTTEvents
Matthews says, as a reminder, inspections are starting from January 2021. So they are going ahead as planned, at least for ITE. #NASBTTEvents
Hold on, Matthews now saying she's not able to say the "exact date" of the first ITE inspection. Says the word "from" - as in "from January 2021" - is important in the above statement. So no clear-cut answers today. #NASBTTEvents
However Matthews says when inspections do start, they will be done in a "sensible and safe" way #NASBTTEvents
Matthews says Ofsted wants to "keep everybody safe" amid the Covid-19 pandemic - including HMI, ITT staff and trainees #NASBTTEvents
Next up is an official from @educationgovuk. She says she knows there is "more to do", but innovation and flexibility shown by the ITT sector during the Covid-19 crisis has been "remarkable". #NASBTTEvents
DfE official says the department is developing contingency plans for "significant disruption", in case of further hurdles caused by Covid-19 next year. And the DfE is seeking feedback on its response so far #NASBTTEvents
DfE official says the surge in interest in teaching is "good news", but past experience tells us this will drop off when the economy recovers. "It is a time when difficult trade offs need to be made," she tells the conference #NASBTTEvents
Conference taking a screen break now - I'll pick up on this thread from the @tes account shortly! #NASBTTEvents
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So, we revealed today that the school tiers are going down the drain. And not a soul made it beyond Tier 1 (of 4). How did this happen? If you can bear to relive it with me, I'll attempt to piece it all together... (1/16)
Picture it: 28 August 2020. Eat Out to Help Out is still a thing. Life is... well, it's not rock bottom. Meanwhile, @educationgovuk reveals its "worst-case scenario" plan for Covid spikes in the form of a four-tiered system for keeping schools open tes.com/news/dfe-revea⦠(2/16)
This was:
π¨Tier 1: Face masks in secondary communal areas
π¨Tier 2: Secondaries on rota system
π¨Tier 3: Secondaries open only to vulnerable & key worker kids & some yr groups
π¨Tier 4: All settings open only to vulnerable & key worker kids, except AP and special schools
(3/16)