Education written question – answered at on 24 January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education
(1) what recent revised guidance his Department has issued to school inspectors on assessing (a) behaviour, (b) safety, (c) health and (d) emotional well-being of pupils;
(2) for what reasons Ofsted’s framework document for school inspection in 2012 does not refer to pupil well-being.
The Department has not issued guidance to school inspectors on these matters. It is for HM chief inspector to ensure that inspectors have the necessary guidance to enable them to inspect effectively against the requirements of the school inspection framework.
Ofsted’s January 2012 school inspection framework reflects the provisions in section 41 of the Education Act 2011, which focuses reporting requirements around the core areas of pupils’ achievement; teaching quality; leadership; and pupils’ behaviour and safety. Inspectors are also required to consider how the school meets the needs of the range of pupils and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. All these matters are relevant to pupils’ well-being. The inspection framework enables aspects of well-being to be considered in an integrated way linked to the core inspection areas.
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