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Curriculum, assessment and inspection
1. Curriculum, assessment and
inspection
At the University of York Huntington Research School:
20 October 2017
Sean Harford HMI
National Director, Education
Follow on Twitter: @HarfordSean
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2. Session overview
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Curriculum survey work
Developing the new inspection framework
In the meantime…
Questions?
3. Curriculum survey work
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Purposes and principles of the work:
Influence wider thinking – role and importance of the curriculum
Inform and reflect on inspection policy
Inform policy making in Department for Education – influence of
national policy levers
Framework for the survey
Intent, implementation and impact at…
National, school and classroom levels
Defining the curriculum…
4. Working definition of the curriculum
‘The curriculum is a framework for setting out the aims of a
programme of education, including the knowledge and
understanding to be gained at each stage (intent); for
translating that framework over time into a structure and
narrative, within an institutional context (implementation)
and for evaluating what knowledge and understanding pupils
have gained against expectations (impact).’
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5. HMCI’s commentary
Education as substance – but importance of testing and qualifications
Support for the new SATs, GCSEs and A Levels – rigour
Symbiosis of these and a good curriculum
Challenge to the inspectorate – recognition of part played
Lack of a common understanding of language – e.g. ‘skills’, ‘themed’, ‘B&B’
Lack of curriculum development training leading to expertise in schools
KS2 narrowing; the point of KS3; KS4 low attainers’ curriculum
What’s next for the survey?
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6. The new framework
Build on the curriculum work
Build on other research work – see the new Ofsted strategy
Allow time to develop and engage with the sectors
Allow time for sectors to adjust, so…
…start in September 2019
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7. In the meantime, schools need to…
…know their curriculum – design and intent
…know how their curriculum is being implemented
…know what impact their curriculum is having on pupils’
knowledge and understanding
Need for numbers, measures, feedback, marking? Up to the school –
best way of ‘knowing’ (not ‘demonstrating’) the above?
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9. Ofsted on the web and on social media
www.gov.uk/ofsted
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk
www.linkedin.com/company/ofsted
www.youtube.com/ofstednews
www.slideshare.net/ofstednews
www.twitter.com/ofstednews
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