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SUSSEX SECONDARY
MENTOR CONFERENCE
The University of Sussex
22 June 2012
Heather Leatt
Ofsted Inspector
School Improvement Adviser
Eden Education Ltd
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The New OFSTED
Framework for MFL
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Ofsted
With a partner, discuss:
• what you know about the current Ofsted
schedule
• what you would like to know
• any experience you have had of
undergoing an Ofsted inspection
• feedback
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Overview of MFL
2007-2011
In Jan 2011, Ofsted published its report
“Modern languages: achievement and
challenge 2007-2010” (Ref: 100042)
www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/100042
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MFL 2007 - 2010
The report stated:
“The overall effectiveness of modern
languages was good or better in six out of ten
of the schools visited.
However, too often, the teaching was
uninspiring and did not bring the language to
life for pupils.”
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MFL 2007 - 2010
Despite seeing good our outstanding progress in more
than 50% of lessons at KS3 & 4, Ofsted still felt that:
“...there were weaknesses in too many lessons,
particularly in speaking, listening and reading in
modern languages.
In many of the secondary schools visited,
opportunities for students to listen to and
communicate in the target language were often limited
by many teachers’ unpreparedness to use it.
Too often, students were not taught how to respond to
everyday requests and thus routine work in the target
language and opportunities to use it spontaneously
were too few.”
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MFL 2007 - 2010
“In over half of the schools visited … reading
was not taught beyond exercises in course
books or previous examination papers and
teachers made insufficient use of … authentic
material … to develop students’ speaking,
listening, writing, knowledge about language,
language learning strategies and intercultural
awareness.
The schools visited did not begin teaching
extended writing early enough in Key Stage 3
for students to make good progress in being
creative and expressing themselves
spontaneously from early in their language
learning.”
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MFL 2007 – 2010 key
areas for improvement
1. Greater use of the target language to
support their students’ routine use of the
language in lessons
2. Providing opportunities for pupils to talk
spontaneously
3. Providing good opportunities for
developing reading
4. Ensuring consistent marking for
improvement
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MFL – The Challenges
With a partner discuss:
• Whether you would agree with Ofsted’s
findings
• What you feel are the biggest challenges for
teachers of MFL in meeting the latest
requirements
• Feedback
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2012 Ofsted Schedule
Summary of main changes:
• 29 judgements reduced to 4
• Overall effectiveness judgement that will take
into account schools’ promotion of pupils’
spiritual, moral, social and cultural
development
• No separate judgement on 6th form
• CVA no longer used – using value added (VA)
to measure progress
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Inspections have a greater focus on:
The quality of teaching and its impact on
learning
Reading and literacy
Behaviour and safety
Narrowing the performance gap
How leadership and management impact on
improvement
2012 Ofsted Schedule
Achievement judgement:
• Pupils’ current learning and progress will be
considered together with attainment and
progress in previous years. Inspectors will
take into account standards of attainment,
past progress and current learning and
progress
• Achievement of vulnerable groups remains at
the heart of the process. There is a greater
focus on how schools are narrowing the gaps
in attainment between different groups of
pupils and all pupils nationally
2012 Schedule – Update
• The schedule introduced in January 2012 is
being updated
• Revised schedule due for release mid July –
check Ofsted website
• All inspectors being trained for start of new
academic year
Outstanding Lessons
• Important that lessons are seen as part
of the bigger picture
• Schemes of work must be designed to
allow for pupil progress to be
outstanding
• Lessons must be carefully planned to
engage all learners and allow for them
to meet/exceed expectations
• Teacher/pupil expectation must be
high
Outstanding Lessons
This means that all teachers must be
aware of:
• pupils’ starting points
• what their expected progress should be
• the level/grade that they are expected to
achieve at certain points in the school
year
Progression KS2 - 4
• 3 levels of progress across the Key
Stages is expected progress
• 4 levels = good progress
• High achieving pupils will typically make
3 sub-levels of progress per year
• If a pupil arrives with a L4 in Year 7 and
gets a C at GCSE, they have made
expected progress
What makes an
outstanding Ofsted lesson?
• In pairs, compare the 2009 Ofsted
criteria for good and outstanding
lessons with the current 2012 criteria
• Identify the similarities and differences
• Feedback
Outstanding Lessons
Outstanding lessons:
• Are well planned to allow all pupils to
make well above expected progress
over time
• Will match teaching to individual needs
• Will provide challenge
• Will be differentiated to challenge all
• Will include high quality constructive
feedback
• Will engage pupils fully
• Will allow pupils to work independently
The ‘Perfect’ lesson?
Progress is at least good for different groups of students
and exemplary for some students.
Engagement with content and excited by tasks
Resilience and independence demonstrated by students
Focus on the quality of learning; students demonstrate
excellent concentration and are rarely off task even for
extended periods without adult direction
Effective assessment used as learning in a variety of
ways
Challenging activities create a commitment to succeed
in all aspects of school life and the students ability to extend
and improve their learning are exceptional.
Technology, other adults, prior learning and other
resources contribute to the learning progress of students.
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High quality bespoke school improvement
advice and training, for support staff,
teachers, Middle and Senior Leaders
Specialist advice for English and
Literacy across the Curriculum
Contact:
Heather Leatt
[email protected]
Tel: 07545 055795
@Heatherleatt