[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..they only get a few hours warning now and it is changing so that no warning will be given

Edit: oh and the reason they have any warning is because the schools are given a briefing of what the inspectors want to see..they have to structure their lessons accordingly..it isn't the school..it's OFSTED who only want to observe specific things

Good to see thats changed/changing. I remember having a warning a day or two before that everyone MUST come in their full uniforms(the majority of us wore tracksuit bottoms, and the teachers were usually fine with it) as the inspectors were in. We said even then that inspections were pointless if the school knows they are happening

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Good to see thats changed/changing. I remember having a warning a day or two before that everyone MUST come in their full uniforms(the majority of us wore tracksuit bottoms, and the teachers were usually fine with it) as the inspectors were in. We said even then that inspections were pointless if the school knows they are happening

..yes I understand what you're saying but a school inspection is slightly different because 'specific' things have to be observed so lessons need to be adapted for the inspection and often timetables have to be altered completely by the inspector's request...other than that..playtimes/lunchtimes etc are as normal