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Session 1998-99 Publications on the internet Education and Employment Committee Publications

Education and Employment - Fourth Report Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 June 1999. CONTENTS Terms of Reference REPORT OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION Conduct of our inquiry CONTEXT The history of HMI and the establishment of OFSTED OFSTED and the 'audit society' SCHOOL INSPECTIONS The Inspection Framework Is the Framework appropriate for all settings? Special schools Schools with high levels of pupil mobility The Inspection Framework as an "orthodoxy"? The inspection contracting process Managing the market for inspection contracts Reducing the number of contracting organisations Relationship between inspection quality and inspectors' pay Inspection teams Assembling inspection teams The role of Lay Inspectors Increasing the number of serving teachers on inspection teams The process of inspection Notice of inspection Preparing for inspection Conduct of inspections Perceptions of inspection Lesson observations and grading Feedback Audit or advice? Governors' involvement Possible changes to the school inspection system OFSTED's plans for a differentiated inspection system 'Snap' inspections Promoting schools' ownership of their inspection findings School nominee on inspection teams Role of self-evaluation and its relationship to external evaluation Inspection judgements Monitoring inspections Validity and reliability of inspectors' judgements Pre-inspection context and statistical indicators Challenging inspectors' judgements Cost of school inspection and OFSTED's value for money OTHER INSPECTION FRAMEWORKS Inspection of initial teacher training The Inspection Framework for ITT Frequency of ITT inspection The 'high-stakes' nature of ITT inspection Feedback and professional dialogue Duplication of inspection regimes in higher education Inspection of local education authorities The Inspection Framework for LEAs Role of the Audit Commission Inspection of nursery settings OTHER ISSUES Role of the OFSTED Complaints Adjudicator Status and accountability of OFSTED Status Comparable organisations OFSTED's accountability Public sector inspectorates and regulators The Audit Commission The National Audit Office OFSTED's independence Proposals for improving OFSTED's accountability The role of Parliament Quinquennial reviews A board of commissioners for OFSTED? The Role of HM Chief Inspector SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Proceedings of the Education Sub-committee relating to the Report PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT LIST OF WITNESSES LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE LIST OF UNPRINTED MEMORANDA MINUTES OF EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 1998 WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 1998 WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 1998 WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 1998 WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 1999 MONDAY 18 JANUARY 1999 WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY 1999 WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 1999 MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 1999 WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 1999 WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 1999 WEDNESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 1999 APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE Note: In the footnotes to the Report, "Q" refers to questions in the oral evidence (Volume II) and "p" refers to pages in the written evidence (Volume III)

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