Making the Most of Your Inspection: Secondary

Secondary school inspections are now mandatory, however many teachers have little experience of the inspection process. This book is geared to help secondary teachers prepare for the four-yearly school inspection. The authors, currently in leadership and inspectorial positions, present a step-by-step guide to the process, attempting to guide the apprehensive reader through to a position of confidence in dealing with inspection. Covering planning and preparing for the stages of inspection from notification through to responding to recommendations, the book also emphasizes the crucial leadership role of the headteacher, suggests ways in which governors can be helped with their particular responsibilities and contains helpful background reading. It is designed to be a text which can be "dipped in" for specific advice or read all the way through. It also contains extracts from OFSTED inspection reports.