Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook provides guidance on inspecting schools to the new framework for inspection. It should also help schools to evaluate themselves.;The handbook promotes a rigorous approach to inspection and provides guidance to inspectors on how to shape inspections to reflect the characteristics and performance of individual schools. The school's self-evaluation plays an important part in shaping the inspection. The text includes detailed benchmark descriptions to help ensure the consistency and accuracy of judgements about a school. The new Framework for inspection applies to all schools that are subject to regular inspections under section 10 of the School Inspections Act 1996.
