Are you ready for the upcoming changes to the Ofsted inspection framework set to take effect in November 2025? Our comprehensive full-day course is designed specifically for school leaders, equipping you with the insights and strategies needed to confidently navigate the proposed changes. Throughout the day, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the proposed framework and its methodology, ensuring you’re fully prepared for the new report card-style judgement system. We’ll guide you through the key differences in how inspections will be conducted, offering practical advice to help you understand what inspectors will be looking for and how your setting will be assessed.
This course also focuses on practical preparation, ensuring you and your team are ready for that all-important initial Ofsted call. With inclusion embedded as a central theme in the new framework, you’ll explore how this will influence inspections and how you can showcase your commitment to inclusive practices. Finally, we’ll break down the new judgement areas, providing clear examples of what success will look like in practice. By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a clear action plan to ensure your school is inspection ready and positioned for success under the new framework.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Headteachers, Deputy Heads, Assistant Heads and all other members of the SLT
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This Masterclass session will enable you to:
Understand the proposed new framework and its methodology
Prepare for a new report card style judgement
Get to grips with the key differences in how inspections will be carried out and how your setting will be judged
Prepare yourself and your team for the initial Ofsted call
Be clear on how inclusion is embedded as a theme throughout the new framework
Understand the new judgement areas, and what this will look in practice
FACILITATOR
Matt Bromley is an education writer and advisor with over twenty years’ experience in teaching and leadership including as a secondary school headteacher and principal, FE college vice principal, and MAT director. He is a public speaker, trainer, and school improvement lead, and a primary school governor. He remains a practising teacher, currently working in secondary, FE and HE settings. Matt writes for various newspapers and magazines, is the author of numerous best-selling books on education, and co-hosts the awardwinning SecEd podcast. He regularly speaks at national and international conferences and events, and he delivers teacher-training
