School Improvement after Inspection?

School and LEA Responses

Peter Earley

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Sage Publications Ltd
28 October 1998

Series: Published in association with the British Educational Leadership and Management Society

School Improvement after Inspection? is a li vely and important contribution to the debate about the cont roversial role and function of OFSTED inspection, particular ly as it relates to school improvement and raising standards . '

Edited by: Peter Earley
Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781853964022
ISBN 10: 1853964026
Series: Published in association with the British Educational Leadership and Management Society
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 28 October 1998
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction - Peter Earley PART ONE: SCHOOL, GOVERNING BODY AND LEA RESPONSES: AN OVERVIEW OFSTED and Afterwards? Schools′ Responses to Inspection - Janet Ouston and Jacqueline Davies Governing Bodies and School Inspection - Peter Earley Potential for Empowerment? Partners in Pursuit of Quality - Margaret Wood LEA Support for School Improvement after Inspection PART TWO: CASE STUDIES The Use and Impact of OFSTED in a Primary School - Tony Dimmer and Jacky Metiuk Brookfield Special School - Vanessa Aris, Jim Davies and Peter Johnson Recovery from Failure Responding to School Inspection - Doug Close Focusing on Development Raising Standards and Raising Morale - Helen Hosker and Sue Robb A Case Study of Change PART THREE: SCHOOL RESPONSES: TOWARDS A CRITIQUE OF INSPECTION Inspection and Change in the Classroom - Geoff Lowe Rhetoric and Reality? Inspection and the School Improvement Hoax - Peter Lonsdale and Carl Parsons School Improvement or School Control? Teachers′ Views on the Long Term Value of Inspection - Nigel Cromey-Hawke Inspection without Direction - Margaret Mathieson and Mel Vlaeminke School′s Responses to OFSTED Requirements in Moral and Spiritual Education PART FOUR: RE-INSPECTION AND BEYOND The Inspector Calls Again - Brian Fidler and Jacqueline Davies The Reinspection of Schools Conclusion - Peter Earley Towards Self-Assessment?

Reviews for School Improvement after Inspection?: School and LEA Responses

'The language of the book is accessible to those who are not involved in education. The 14 chapters describe and evaluate the impact of OfSTED inspection, presenting the cases for external and self-assessment' - Mentoring & Training 'The language of the book is accessible to those who are not involved in education. The 14 chapters describe and evaluate the impact of OfSTED inspection, presenting the cases for external and self-assessment' - Mentoring & Training