In November 2017, Ofsted hosted an international seminar on lesson observation. This paper reports on the observation models presented at the seminar and discusses how they may help Ofsted with future inspection framework development. The aforementioned report will be interest...

Members will be aware of international debates about the ‘reliability’ of inspection with some assertions made by various groups which are not based on secure evidence. One of the common comments made is that ‘it depends on which inspector you get.’ In response to this, OFSTED...

The Dutch Inspectorate of Education and the Standing International Conference of Inspectorates (SICI) together conducted an international and national comparative analysis about inclusive education. Goal of this analysis is to learn from European jurisdictions and Dutch re...