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01 Estyn News
inspection, improvement, innovation
Inside Stay in touch
02. - A message from the new Chief Inspector
03. - Out and about - Clarificationforteachers - Thematic survey compendium 2014
04. - Sharing our approach with the Middle East and Asia
05. - Working with Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) - Estyn’s Annual Plan - Annual Report - Best practice in the creative arts
06. - National Stakeholder Forum
07. - Conferences and courses
08. - Latest best practice case studies
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June2015
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02 Estyn News
After some 16 years working at Estyn as an HMI, managing HMI and more recently as strategic director, I am delighted to take up my new post as Chief Inspector.
I am very proud to have the opportunity to uphold the
inspectorate’s strong tradition in Wales of supporting
educational improvement and of championing the interests
of the learners. Estyn’s mission - ‘Achieving excellence for all
learners in Wales by providing high-quality inspection and
advice services’ - remains central to our work.
To help us continue to add value to education in Wales, I intend
to launch a review of our inspection arrangements in September
2015 that will involve consulting fully with the public and all our
stakeholders. We will want to build further on the features of our
inspection arrangements that have been implemented during
thepastfiveyears.
These features include proportionate inspection with follow-up
and support for those providers in most need, the sharing of best
practice, and, in particular, the drive to build capability through the
use of peer inspectors on all our inspections.
I also intend to build on the independent and
evidence-based advice that we provide the Minister for
EducationandSkillsandWelshGovernmentofficials
on different education themes. For example, we are
launching our newly-designed website soon that will help
uscommunicateourinspectionandadvicefindingsmore
effectively.
In summary, I look forward to working with the many education
professionals, policy makers, learners and parents across Wales
tobuildaconfidentandcollaborativeeducationcultureandto
maintain the new momentum in all our work.
Hwyl
A message from the new Chief Inspector
As I start my new role at this crucial time for education, I and Estyn’s Executive and Strategy Boards will be considering how we can continue to add value to education in Wales.”Meilyr Rowlands, ChiefInspector
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03 Estyn News
Simon Brown and inspectors Gill Sims and Steve
BellrecentlywenttoLondonandattendedthefirst
Standing International Conference of Inspectorates event
to focus on further education. Gill gave a presentation on
the FE curriculum and links to labour market information.
Latest news
Out and About
In the same month Chief Inspector Ann Keane
and Strategic Directors Simon Brown and Meilyr
Rowlands presented the Chief Inspector’s Annual Report
to the National Assembly for Wales Children, Young
People and Education Committee prior to the report being
discussed in plenary.
In February Strategic Director Simon Brown and
Assistant Director Clive Phillips presented to the
Welsh Government’s Intervention and Recovery Seminar,
which was attended by chief executives, directors of
educationandrecoveryboardmembersofthefivelocal
authoritiesthatremaininneedofsignificantimprovement
or in special measures.
Clarification for Teachers
During our inspections, teachers ask many pertinent
questions about the inspection process. For this reason,
we have created a guide to help with some common
inspection misconceptions in addition to our main
Frequently Asked Questions. Issues addressed include
classroom observations and evidence of pupils’ work, so if
teachers have any questions about the inspection process
theymaywellfindtheanswersby clicking below!
Each year the Minister for Education and Skills asks
the Chief Inspector for advice on a range of themes
in relation to education and training to help inform
policy development and to monitor progress. The 2014
compendium of our advice has now been published and
providesasummaryoffindingsfromallourthematic
reports and it is also a useful reference for accessing their
mainfindingsandrecommendations.
Thematic Survey Compendium 2014
Our thematic reports are a good source of
information and case studies on a variety of topics.
These can all be found published on the Estyn website.
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04 Estyn News
Estyn were recently delighted to attend a recent UK-wide
British Council seminar focusing on the ‘UK National Skills
Strategy: The policy tools and mechanisms the UK has
used to transform technical and vocational education and
training (TVET)’. Hosted by Cardiff and the Vale College,
delegates heard presentations by Simon Brown, Strategic
Director, and Lin Howells, Assistant Director.
Simon explained our role and strategic objectives and
gave an overview of the common inspection framework and our
methodology. Lin outlined the forthcoming framework
for the inspection of further education and explained our
current inspection approach to work-based learning.
GovernmentministersandofficialsfromEgypt,Ethiopia,
Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tunisia and Yemen attended.
They took part in the seminar which was offered as part
oftheBritishCouncil’sflagshipprogrammefordeveloping
education strategies that ensure that young people are
better prepared for the world of work.
Delegates also visited the college’s International Centre
for Aerospace Training (ICAT) at Cardiff Airport and Coleg
y Cymoedd in Nantgarw.
“I gained a lot of knowledge and learnt about best practice in the UK. I will be using the knowledge acquired to introduce changes in Egypt.”
Dr Mohammad Youssef, Deputy Minister for Vocational Education at the Egyptian Ministry of Education
Sharing our approach with the Middle East
and Asia
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05 Estyn News
During the autumn and spring term inspectors from CSSIW
and Estyn worked together to plan joint inspections
of non-maintained settings. This involved developing
a judgement framework, guidance for inspectors and
common pre-inspection documentation such as a single
self-evaluation report.
We aim to pilot the new arrangements in 2015-2016 and
use the information from the pilots to make any necessary
changes prior to implementing joint inspections from
September 2016. There will be a consultation with
stakeholders before, during, and after the pilots to ensure
thattheproposedjointinspectionsarefitforpurpose.
Working with Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
In May we published a remit report entitled ‘Best practice in teaching and learning in the creative
arts at key stage 2’ which highlighted the strength of the creative arts in a number of primary
schools across Wales. The report featured a number a cases studies to help share best practice
more widelyandwasaccompaniedbyfilmshowinggoodteachingpracticeinactioninsixschools.
Thereportandfilmcanbeaccessedhere.
Best practice in the creative arts
Our recently published Annual Plan
outlines how we are going to deliver
our strategic objectives for the year
ahead and summarises our programme
of work, which includes nearly 400
inspections, 50 follow-up visits and over
90 monitoring visits.
The full report can be accessed here.
Annual Plan 2015-2016
Don’t forget that the Chief Inspector’s
latest Annual Report on standards
of education and training in Wales
has now been published. Also
included is a complete set of data for
inspection outcomes and responses to parent and learner
questionnaires from 2013-2014.
Download a copy of the report here.
Annual Report
Page ― 1
The Annual Report of HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales 2013-2014
The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales
2013-2014
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06 Estyn News
National Stakeholder Forum
Over 30 delegates from key bodies and organisations for
education and training attended our National Stakeholder
Forum in February. Ann Keane, Chief Inspector, made the
opening address summarising key messages from her
Annual Report.
This was followed by updates on inspection from Strategic
Directors Simon Brown and Meilyr Rowlands. Jane Rees
HMI, who was the author of our thematic report on action
onbullying,deliveredamini-seminaronitsmainfindings.
This mini-seminar was intended to pilot a new approach
to disseminate messages from our thematic report.
Discussions took place on how we could help ensure that
practitioners at all levels are aware of our publications
andthemessagesthatmightinfluencetheirpractice,and
what we could consider producing or delivering to support
practitioners, including the sharing and adoption of best
practice. The suggestions from stakeholders were very
constructive and useful.
These have been discussed by Estyn’s management
groups and are being taken up as actions. The forum
closed with a question and answer session with a panel
comprising of Ann, Meilyr and Simon.
Furthersector-specificstakeholderforumswilltake
place throughout the year. For more information on our
approach to stakeholder engagement, please refer to our
Stakeholder Engagement Strategy 2013-2016.
Sharing information, ideas and views
about improving education in Wales
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07 Estyn News
Date Event Title
23rd June Annual update training for Secondary inspectors (N Wales)
25th June Non-maintained advisory teachers one day briefing (Mid Wales)
25th June Annual update training for Secondary inspectors (S Wales)
26th June Annual update training for Secondary inspectors (S Wales)
30th June Non-maintained Stakeholder Forum (S Wales)
30th June Annual update training for independent schools (S Wales)
30th June Annual update training for special schools (N Wales)
30th June Annual update training for Primary inspectors (Mid Wales)
30th June Secondary stakeholder forum
1st-2nd July Annual update training for Primary inspectors
1st-2nd July Initial PI 2-day face-to-face assessments - Secondary (Mid Wales)
1st-2nd July Initial PI 2-day face-to-face assessments - Secondary (Mid Wales)
1st-2nd July Annual update training for special schools (SW Wales)
7th - 8th July Initial Challenge Adviser training (Mid Wales)
7th - 10th July Annual update training for Primary inspectors (S Wales)
8th July Joint training with CSSIW (S Wales)
22nd Sept ACL update training (S Wales)
24th Sept Initial PI Half day pre-assessment - Secondary
29th Sept Initial PI Half day pre-assessment - Primary (Mid Wales)
29th - 30th Sept Initial Challenge Adviser training
Conferences and coursesSummer 2015 - Autumn 2015
Don’t forget! Inspectors will not be able to attend Estyn
training without a DBS certificate.!
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08 Estyn News
Non-maintainedProviding high-quality learning experiencesLittle Acorns Nursery, Bridgend
PuttingwellbeingfirstLittle Scholars Nursery, Wrexham
Creating a positive learning environmentLittle Scholars Nursery, Wrexham
PrimaryFocusing on pupil voiceYsgol y Castell, Carmarthenshire
Respecting rightsHafod Primary School, Swansea
Reducing anti-social behaviour in the communityHafod Primary School, Swansea
Involving pupils in school policiesLlanmiloe C.P. School, Carmarthenshire
SecondaryRaising standards in literacy and numeracyYsgolGyfunGŵyr,Swansea
IndependentDeveloping learners’ transferable skillsColeg Elidyr, Carmarthenshire
SpecialManaging behaviourHeronsbridge School, Bridgend
Using Person Centred Planning across the schoolCrownbridge Special Day School, Torfaen
Further educationMonitoring learner experienceITEC Training Solutions Ltd, Cardiff
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